Theme

Beauty

Words about aesthetic appreciation and the sublime.

8 words

Komorebi

koh-moh-reh-bee

n. Sunlight filtering through tree leaves.

Wabi-sabi

wah-bee sah-bee

n. Finding beauty in imperfections and accepting life's transience.

Ya'aburnee

yah-ah-boor-nee

n. Hope to die before a loved one to avoid living without them.

Feuillemort

fuh-yeh-mor

adj. The color of a faded, dying leaf.

Eigenschauung

ahy-guhn-shou-oong

n. The degree to which your view of the world is warped by your own presence in it.

Aesthosis

es-thoh-sis

n. The state of feeling trapped inside your own subjective tastes.

Zverism

zvair-iz-uhm

n. The wish for people to prioritize physical interactions over social norms.

Gobo

goh-boh

n. The delirium of having spent all day in an aesthetic frame of mind that infuses the world with an aura of meaning.

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