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10 Obscure Words

Lauren and Georgia

Updated: Mar 2, 2019

By Lauren

I love these words. Some of them are virtually impossible to pronounce, and I have no idea how I'd use them in a sentence, but they're fun to know. I also loved making the picture things to go with them.


1. Eleutheromania

Definition: The intense desire for freedom


2. Nepenthe

Definition: Something that makes you forget grief or suffering



3. Querencia

Definition: A place where one feels safe, a place from which one's strength of character is drawn.



4. Resfeber

Definition: The restless race of the traveller's heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together. "Travel Fever"



5. Schwellenangst

Definition: The fear of crossing a threshold to embark on something new.



6. Sonder

Definition: The realisation that each passer-by is living a life as complex as your own.



7. Thalassophile

Definition: Someone who loves the sea; a lover of the ocean.



8. Nemophilist

Definition: One who is fond of the forest; a haunter of the woods.



9. Vagary

Definition: A whimsical, wild or unusual idea.



10. Nefelibata

Definition: One who lives in the clouds of their own imagination or dreams. One who doesn't obey the conventions of society, literature or art.


 
 
 

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