We have all been through emotions or moments that we could not put into words no matter how hard we tried. Â Little did we know, there are actually words and definitions for all of those inevitable experiences that as humans, we naturally face at some point in our lives. Â Here are 29 of the words that we were unaware even existed, but that are absolutely relevant in expressing some of our most vivid feelings and interests.Â
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1. Yoyuu – The Japanese word that helps convey the feeling of being ready for whatever life may throw at you next.
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2. Sonder – Realizing that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own
3. Procaffeinating – The tendency to not start anything until you’ve had a cup of coffee.
4. Retrophile – A lover of past eras and objects.
5. Cynophilist – One who loves dogs.
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6. Pluviophile – A lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.
7. Nirvana – A state of perfect harmony, happiness, and freedom
8. Alexithymia – Being unable to express one’s own feelings
9. Onism – The frustration of being stuck in one body that only inhabits one place at one time.
10. Wanderlust –  A strong desire to travel.
11. Librocubicalist – A person who reads in bed.
12. Wonderwall – Someone you find yourself thinking about all the time, the person you are completely infactuated with.
13. Elysian – Beautiful or creative; divinely inspired; peaceful or perfect.
14. La Douleur Exquise – The heart-wrenching pain of wanting the affection of someone unattainable.
15. Numinous – Decribing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted- the powerful, personal experience of being overwhelmed and inspired.
16. Ubuntu – The belief we are defined by our compassion and kindness towards others.
17. Vivacious – Full of life and good spirits.
18. Halcyon – Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
19. Nepenthe – Something that can make you forget grief or suffering.
20. Sophrosyne – A healthy state of mind, characterized by self-control, moderation, and deep awareness of one’s true self, and resulting in true happiness.
21. Retrouvaille – The joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long seperation; rediscovery.
22. Resfeber – The nervous feeling you get before undertaking a journey; the restless race of a traveler’s heart before the journey begins.
23. Clinomania – Excessive desire to stay in bed.
24. Rasasvada – The taste of bliss in the absence of all thoughts.
25. Lethologica – When you think of something but the word for it escapes you.
26. Mamihlapinatapei – The wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to intiate something but are both reluctant to start.
27. Augenblick – “In the blink of an eye”, a decisive moment in time that is fleeting, yet momentously eventful and incredibly significant.
28. Kalokagathia – The good and beautiful in a person.
29. Kilig – The rush or inexplicable joy one feels after seeing or experiencing something romantic.