Did you know that there is a word for everything? Every little thing that you've experienced, right down to the odd moment where you suddenly recall a memory that makes you laugh - there's a word for that!
This large collection of words are most likely not in your routine vocabulary, but, there's a good chance you have experienced, thought about or feel their meaning. Make a cup of tea, and let me tell you a few of my favourite ones!
Querencia
(n.) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self
Petrichor per|ri|chor
(n.) the wonderful smell in the air after it's been raining
Bibliosmia
(n.) the smell or aroma of a good book
Irusu
(n.) pretending to be out when someone knocks on the door
Reverie
(n.) a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream
Kilig
(n.) the rush or the inexplicable joy one feels after seeing or experiencing something romantic
Ikigai
(n.) a reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning
Fernweh
(n.) an urge to travel even stronger than wonderlust
Jouska
(n.) a hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head
Oniomania
(n.) an uncontrollable desire to buy things
Habseligkeiten
(n.) things that an adult might find worthless, but that a child regards as treasure
Lisztomanis
(n.) a need to listen to music all the time
Serenitea
(n.) the absence of stress while drinking tea
Sonder
(n.) the realisation that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own
Novaturient
(adj.) desiring or seeking powerful change in one's life, behaviour, or situation
Duende
(n.) the mysterious power of art to deeply move a person
Pluviophile
(n.) a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days
Tarantism
(n.) overcoming melancholy by dancing; the uncontrollable urge to dance
Onism
(n.) the awareness of how little the world you'll experience
Serendipity
(n.) finding something good without looking for it
Eccedentesiast
(.n) Someone who hides pain behind a smile
Euphoria
(n.) a state of intense happiness and self-confidence
Dysania
(n.) the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning
Komorebi
(n.) sunlights that filters through the leaves of trees
Binnenpretje
(n.) the amusement felt upon thinking of a memory, or something funny that one often starts laughing to themselves, but it can't be shared with others for some reason.
I have so many more, I hope you've enjoyed reading through these fantastic words and their beautiful and sometimes relatable meanings. Perhaps I will do a part two of these words! Thank you for reading!