In Nature
Words for experiences in the natural world.
31 words
Mamihlapinatapai
mah-mee-hlah-pee-nah-tah-pien. Silent understanding between two people, both unwilling to act.
Warmduscher
varm-doo-shern. Someone who only takes warm showers, implying they're a wimp.
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-dinn. A long-overdue argument that shakes up a relationship, burning wildly through your issues.
Rubatosis
roo-bah-toh-sisn. The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat.
Koinophobia
key-noh-foh-bee-uhn. The fear that you've lived an ordinary life.
n. A relationship or friendship that lingers in your thoughts, despite seeming to have ended.
n. The phenomenon of seeing a stranger when looking at your own reflection in the mirror.
Trumspringa
truhm-spring-guhn. The longing to wander off your career track in pursuit of a simple life.
Nyctous
nik-tuhsadj. Feeling quietly overjoyed to be the only one awake in the middle of the night.
Wildred
wil-dridadj. Feeling the haunting solitude of extremely remote places.
Catoptric Tristesse
kuh-top-trik tris-tesn. The sadness of never truly knowing what others think of you.
Rialtoschuro
ree-al-toh-skyoor-ohn. The disorientation of stepping outside a movie theater into unexpected darkness.
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