ambition vs wanderlust

ambition

noun
  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

wanderlust

noun
  • A strong impulse or longing to travel. 

  • An impulse to cheat or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart. 

verb
  • To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel. 

  • To roam or travel widely. 

How often have the words ambition and wanderlust occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )