1. the act of strolling or wandering aimlessly through a city or town, typically for pleasure or observation
Usage: from French; often associated with 19th-century urban culture and literature

Examples

• The poet spent his afternoons in flanerie through the streets of Paris, observing the city's hidden corners.
• Urban flanerie has become popular among modern travelers who prefer exploring cities on foot without a fixed itinerary.
• She enjoyed flanerie along the riverbank, letting her thoughts wander as freely as her feet.
• The novel captures the protagonist's flanerie through the bustling marketplace, noticing details others overlooked.
• Flanerie allows visitors to discover authentic neighborhoods that typical tourist routes miss.
• His flanerie through the old quarter revealed charming cafés and forgotten monuments.