42 Vocab Words To Perfectly Capture Your Emotions
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42 Vocab Words To Perfectly Capture Your Emotions

My favorite is vellichor – the magical feeling you get when you enter a Barnes & Noble.

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42 Vocab Words To Perfectly Capture Your Emotions
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Have you ever experienced a feeling that you couldn't quite describe - something so strong - but you lacked the right words to express it? This list contains the perfect lexicon for that exact emotion you felt; read and be satisfied.

1. Apricity

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The warmth of the sun in winter; or when you walk outside from a freezing classroom to defrost in the Florida sun.

2. Meraki

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To do something with so much love, passion, and creativity that you embed a piece of yourself within your work.

3. Hygge

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The warm, fuzzy feeling of contentment when you are enjoying life with friends; like sitting around a campfire talking aimlessly surrounded by friends.

4. Nepenthe

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Something that takes away or allows you to forget your sorrow and pain; a distraction from grief.

5. Zemblanity

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The exact opposite of serendipity; an unintentionally unavoidable truth.

6. Kalon

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Beauty deeper than the skin; a gorgeous soul.

7. Adronitis

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Frustration felt when it takes too long to get to know someone.

8. Chrysalism

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The feeling of safety and awe when being indoors during a thunderstorm.

9. Nighthawk

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Those recurring thoughts and regrets that flood your mind at night, denying you sleep.

10. Anemoia

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Nostalgia for a period of time you did not live through, like a wistfulness for '50s diners or sepia-soaked photographs from the 1800's.

11. Vellichor

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The distinct smell and atmosphere of a book store; that magical feeling you get when you enter a Barnes & Noble.

12. Milieu

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The atmosphere, environment, or setting of a place, either emotionally or physically.

13. Fernweh

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A great desire to travel and explore the world.

14. Odium

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Extensive hate or dislike for someone.

15. Psithurism

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The sound of wind through the trees; arborous whispers.

16. Petrichor

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The scent of rain; the smell of rain on hot pavement or earthy tones from a sun shower.

17. Absquatulate

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To leave without a goodbye; to simply get up and disappear, leaving your absence felt, but not heard.

18. Traduce

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To slander; or what politicians do to each other.

19. Ataraxia

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Freedom from anxiety; calmness; peace.

20. Velleity

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A wish and just that; a want not strong enough to warrant action.

21. Solivagant

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Wandering alone.

22. Insouciance

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Careless indifference; or the look your cat always gives you.

23. Brontide

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Roll of thunder in the distance, the sound of an oncoming storm.

24. Panacea

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The solution to all problems; the answer to world hunger, epidemics, and inequality.

25. Efflorescence

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Blooming, like a field of flowers in spring.

26. Pantagruelian

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Massive, gigantic.

27. Eccedentesiast

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A person who pretends to smile, but does not sincerely mean it.

28. Sobriquet

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A nickname.

29. Silvicultrix

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Existing in a forest; from raccoons to oak trees and everything in between.

30. Selcouth

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Something that is odd or strange, but equally awe-inspiring and marvelous.

31. Echt

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Real; genuine.

32. Alpas

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To break free; liberate.

33. Abjure

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To intentionally and seriously renounce something or someone.

34. Mesonoxian

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Pertaining to or dealing with the midnight hour; like waiting for the clock to strike twelve on New Year's Eve.

35. Irenic

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Advancing or encouraging peace.

36. Evanescent

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Fleeting; short-lived.

37. Susurrant

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Mumbling, whispering; like a stream among the woods.

38. Heimat

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A place you can call home not because it is your home, but because it is filled with a sense of acceptance and belonging.

39. Overmorrow

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The day after tomorrow, not the movie.

40. Blinkered

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Close-minded; unwilling to see from another's perspective or to walk in their shoes.

41. Arcadian

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Innocent; peacefully untroubled by the problems of the world.

42. Ubuntu

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The belief that we, as humans, are defined by the kindness and compassion we choose to give to others; gifting grace.

Impress your boss and professor with these unique words or use them in your writing! After all, you have 42 to choose from!

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