homesick B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/ UK /ˈhəʊmsɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #14145 Meanings 1 adj unhappy because one is away from home and misses familiar people and places After six months abroad, he felt homesick for his family and the streets where he grew up. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unhappy because one is away... nostalgiclonging for home ↔ Opposites settledat home Word family Derived forms homesickness Related forms homenostalgia Etymology A back-formation from homesickness, itself formed from home + sickness. Sick here developed the emotional sense of distressed by absence, rather than physically ill. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # homesick **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhoʊmˌsɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhəʊmsɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 14145 ## Meanings 1. unhappy because one is away from home and misses familiar people and places ## Examples - After six months abroad, he felt homesick for his family and the streets where he grew up. ## Synonyms - nostalgic - longing for home ## Antonyms - settled - at home ## Derived Forms - homesickness ## Related Forms - home - nostalgia ## Etymology A back-formation from homesickness, itself formed from home + sickness. Sick here developed the emotional sense of distressed by absence, rather than physically ill. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown