S
Words beginning with the letter S
26 words
Struisvogelpolitiek
stroys-voh-gel-poh-lee-teekn. Ignoring problems and pretending everything is normal.
Szimpatikus
sim-pa-ti-kusadj. Intuitively feeling that someone is a good person upon first meeting.
Sitheless
sih-thuh-lesadj. 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-uhmn. A conversational hint indicating a personal insight without further elaboration.
Siso
see-sohn. A solitary experience you wish you could have shared with someone else.
Soufrise
soo-freezn. The maddening thrill of an ambiguous flirtation, quivering between platonic and romantic.
Solysium
soh-lee-zee-uhmn. 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-eyn. 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-lahn. 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-zuhn. A feeling of quiet amazement that you exist at all.
adj. Longing to disappear completely and become invisible in a crowd.
Starlorn
stahr-lawrnn. A sense of loneliness looking up at the night sky.
Scrough
skrawgv. 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.
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