Unfortunately in today's world, we are caught up in making everything quicker and using slang words--using abbreviations and text lingo. As a matter of fact, I have been told several times that I abbreviate words that do not need abbreviating and that if I took the time to fully spell it is out it is seriously just three more letters but I feel the need to say "v" instead of "very." In a world like this, seeing words like these is just that much more intriguing. There's just something about words that are untranslatable to the English language that just get me. Some of them are actually English words too, don't worry. Of the thousands of words I could list here are my favorites. (Truth be told, I started out planning on only listing 19 and suddenly my list became 25.)

1. Hiraeth

(n.) a homesickness for a home you can’t return to, or that never was

2. Lagom

(n.) just the right amount

3. Writhen

(adj.) being twisted or contorted

4. Limerence

(n.) the state of being infatuated with another person

5. Logolepsy

(n.) an obsession with words

6. Mamihlapinatapai

(n.) the wordless look between two people who both desire something, yet are equally reluctant to initiate

7. Naz

(n.) the pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do

8. Ephemeral

(adj.) lasting for a very short time

9. Liberosis

(n.) the desire to care less about things

10. Oblivion

(n.) the state of being unaware of what is happening

11. Literatim

(adv.) letter-for-letter; literally

12. Iktsuarpok

(n.) the feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming

13. Kintsukuroi

(n.) "to repair with gold"; the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken

14. Querencia

(n.) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self

15. Sonder

(n.) the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own

16. Onism

(n.) the frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time

17. Raison Dêtre

(n.) a reason for existing

18. Quaintrelle

(n.) a woman who emphasizes a life of passion

19. Goya

(n.) the suspension of disbelief that occurs in good story telling; a story that feels like reality

20. Iridescent

(adj.) producing a display of rainbow like colors

21. Ethereal

(adj.) extremely delicate, light, not of this world

22. Kalon

(n.) beauty that is more than skin-deep

23. Anecdoche

(n.) a conversation in which everyone is talking but no one is listening

24. Infrangible

(adj.) incapable of being broken or separated; inviolable

25. Elysian

(adj.) divinely inspired, peaceful and perfect

I had a lot of fun finding all of these new and interesting words--maybe I have logolepsy (See #5). Maybe after reading this list of words, you will find a few you would like to add to your daily life.