note: may be added for three reasons: a) the way the word looks is appealing, b) i like the definition, c) both a and b.
- agathokakological, composed of both good and evil.
- anemoia, nostalgia for a time or a place one has never known.
- apatheia, freedom or release from emotion or excitement.
- ataraxia, freedom from emotional disturbance or anxiety.
- beamish, bright, cheerful, optimistic.
- cacography, bad handwriting or spelling.
- câlin, to hug or cuddle.
- cynosure, the north star and the northern constellation ursa minor.
- deja vu, the experience of being familiar with a person or situation that is unfamiliar.
- ebullience, the intense feeling of excitement and enthusiasm.
- eudaemonia, the state of being lucky or extremely happy.
- eunoia, bautiful thinking, healthy mind.
- flâner, to wander aimlessly, taking in the surroundings with a leisurely and appreciative gaze.
- jamais vu, the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar.
- munificence, the quality of being very generous.
- orphic, mysterious and enchanting.
- philostorgie, the love of parents towards their children.
- presque vu, the intense feeling of being on the very brink of a powerful epiphany, insight, or revelation, without actually achieving the revelation.
- redame, to love in return.
- reverie, being lost in your thoughts, daydream.
- sanguine, optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
- serendipidity, the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
- solace, comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
- sonder, the realization that everyone has a life as full and complex as your own.