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Browse words organized by theme, emotion, source, and more.

Language

Untranslatable words from languages around the world - Japanese, Portuguese, German, and many more.

French31Italian9Swedish6Arabic3Dutch5Welsh11Greek34Tagalog1Hindi1Icelandic1Japanese10Russian1German15Spanish8Indonesian2Yiddish3Finnish2Korean1Hawaiian1Portuguese5Latin24Danish2

Source

Words organized by their origin - Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, borrowed words, and user submissions.

Borrowed53Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows309Lost In Translation53The Meaning Of Liff197

Theme

Words organized by conceptual themes - explore emotions about loneliness, nostalgia, time, connection, and more.

Connection114Love48Creativity79Time150Nature78Nostalgia47Identity100Mortality97Home44Loss29Beauty8Travel15Communication22Loneliness38

Emotion

Words categorized by the primary feeling they evoke - from melancholy and bittersweet to peaceful and joyful.

Contemplative67Joyful22Melancholy15Wistful20Bittersweet3Peaceful24Anxious38

Context

Words for specific situations and moments - being alone, with others, in nature, or traveling.

With Others109At Night30Indoors46In Nature31Traveling20Alone22
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