Meanings
nounRuinenlust (uncountable)
- literaryrareuncountableObsession with ruins.
Origin
- GermanRuinenlust
- GermanRuinenlust
- EnglishRuinenlust
Borrowed from German Ruinenlust.
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APA
Ruinenlust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruinenlust
MLA
“Ruinenlust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruinenlust. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ruinenlust,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruinenlust.
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