S

Words beginning with the letter S

26 words

Samar

sah-mar

n. Staying up late and having an enjoyable time with friends.

Shlimazel

shlih-mah-zel

n. A person with constant bad luck.

Struisvogelpolitiek

stroys-voh-gel-poh-lee-teek

n. Ignoring problems and pretending everything is normal.

Szimpatikus

sim-pa-ti-kus

adj. Intuitively feeling that someone is a good person upon first meeting.

Sgriob

skreeb

n. The itch on the upper lip before drinking whiskey.

Saudade

saw-dah-deh

n. A deep longing for something lost or unattainable.

Socha

soh-khuh

n. The hidden vulnerability of others.

Silience

sil-ee-uhns

n. The brilliant artistry hidden all around you.

Sitheless

sih-thuh-les

adj. Feeling wistful upon encountering a past love and realizing the changed significance of familiar gestures.

adj. Exhausted by endless reviews and secondhand impressions, eager to explore the unknown.

Semaphorism

sem-uh-fawr-iz-uhm

n. A conversational hint indicating a personal insight without further elaboration.

Siso

see-soh

n. A solitary experience you wish you could have shared with someone else.

Soufrise

soo-freez

n. The maddening thrill of an ambiguous flirtation, quivering between platonic and romantic.

Solysium

soh-lee-zee-uhm

n. The unhinged delirium of being alone for an extended period of time.

v. The practice of making offhand comments that sound sarcastic but are actually sincere and deeply felt.

Suente

soo-ent-ey

n. The state of being so familiar with someone that you can be in a room with them without thinking or speaking.

Solla, Solla, Solla

suh-lah, suh-lah, suh-lah

n. An incantation whispered privately to celebrate the loss of something or someone loved.

n. The disorienting feeling of meeting an old friend and realizing you've both changed.

Suerza

soo-wair-zuh

n. A feeling of quiet amazement that you exist at all.

adj. Longing to disappear completely and become invisible in a crowd.

Starlorn

stahr-lawrn

n. A sense of loneliness looking up at the night sky.

Scrough

skrawg

v. To mindlessly perform a tedious and unnoticed task in pursuit of unwanted outcomes.

adj. Proud of a certain scar on your body, seen as an autograph from a grateful world for your willingness to play, even if it hurts.

n. A sincere emotion that seems to wither into mush as soon as you try to put it into words.

n. The fantasy of an elaborate diagnosis that neatly captures the kind of person you are.

Sonder

sahn-der

n. The awareness that everyone has a story.

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