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In Nature

Words for experiences in the natural world.

31 words

Pisan Zapra

pee-san zah-pra

n. The time needed to eat a banana.

Komorebi

koh-moh-reh-bee

n. Sunlight filtering through tree leaves.

Mamihlapinatapai

mah-mee-hlah-pee-nah-tah-pie

n. Silent understanding between two people, both unwilling to act.

Feuillemort

fuh-yeh-mor

adj. The color of a faded, dying leaf.

Warmduscher

varm-doo-sher

n. Someone who only takes warm showers, implying they're a wimp.

Iktsuarpok

ik-tsoo-ar-pok

n. Repeatedly checking if someone is coming.

Waldeinsamkeit

vald-ain-zahm-kite

n. The feeling of solitude in the woods.

adj. Feeling small and alone in a bustling city.

Ballagarraidh

"bah-luh-gah-rahy" or "bah-lah-ghaw-rah"

n. The awareness that you are not at home in the wilderness.

Fardle-Din

fahr-dl-din

n. A long-overdue argument that shakes up a relationship, burning wildly through your issues.

n. The longing to be free of responsibility.

Chthosis

kthoh-sis

n. The awareness of how little we really know.

Rubatosis

roo-bah-toh-sis

n. The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.

Silience

sil-ee-uhns

n. The brilliant artistry hidden all around you.

Koinophobia

key-noh-foh-bee-uh

n. The fear that you've lived an ordinary life.

n. A relationship or friendship that lingers in your thoughts, despite seeming to have ended.

Opia

oh-pee-uh

n. The ambiguous intensity of eye contact.

n. The phenomenon of seeing a stranger when looking at your own reflection in the mirror.

Trumspringa

truhm-spring-guh

n. The longing to wander off your career track in pursuit of a simple life.

Nyctous

nik-tuhs

adj. Feeling quietly overjoyed to be the only one awake in the middle of the night.

Wildred

wil-drid

adj. Feeling the haunting solitude of extremely remote places.

Catoptric Tristesse

kuh-top-trik tris-tes

n. The sadness of never truly knowing what others think of you.

Rialtoschuro

ree-al-toh-skyoor-oh

n. The disorientation of stepping outside a movie theater into unexpected darkness.

n. Poor signature when formally identifying oneself.

Baldock

unknown

n. Sharp prong on a tree stump.

n. Best spot to watch undressing across the street.

n archaic. Throwing excrement from window.

n. Kids hiding to steal from Santa.

Dolgellau

unknown

n. Men waiting outside changing room.

Droitwich

unknown

n. Street dance of avoiding each other.

n. Loud but undisturbing burglar alarm.

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