a list of fantasy/magical words ⚔️✨

ecryre:

crepuscular (adj.) of, resembling, or relating to twilight.
divine (adj.) of, from, or like God or a god; excellent and heavenly.
orenda (n.) the spiritual power that people and animals inherit from their enviornment.
thaumaturgy (n.) the working of wonders or miracles; magic.
scintillating (adj.) sparkling, shining brightly or brilliantly clever or skillful.
phantasmagoria (n.) a sequence of real or imaginary images like those seen in a dream.
numinous (adj.) having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.
supernal (adj.) relating to the sky or the heavens; celestial; of exceptional quality.
roué (n.) a person devoted to a life of sensual pleasure.

a list of untranslatable words ☕️

macross-82:

cafuné – brazilian portuguese: the act of running one’s fingers, gently but deeply, through someone else’s hair
積ん読 (tsundoku) – japanese: the act of leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piled up together with other such unread books

木漏れ日 (komorebi) – japanese: sunlight filtering through the trees

mångata – swedish: the roadlike reflection of moonlight on water

verklempt – yiddish: a person who is too emotional to speak

liefdesverdriet – dutch: the heartache caused from an unrequited love and the mental pains one endures; the physical pain of depression

fika – swedish/finnish: gathering together to talk and take a break from everyday routines, usually drinking coffee and eating pastries

幽玄 (yūgen) – japanese: an indescribable sentiment, can only be described as a painful awareness of the mysterious beauty and human suffering

l’esprit de l’escalier – french: the moment one finally thinks of a witty remark, far too late, after the opportunity has passed

kilig – tagalog: the feeling of butterflies in your stomach, usually when something romantic or cute takes place
いるす

(irusu) – japanese: pretending to be absent from home when someone is at the door

habseligkeiten – german: personal belongings, small treasures and property, which define our happiness and sentiments

nefelibata – portuguese: cloud walker; name given to the quixotic dreamers, they appear spacey, otherworldly, but intelligent

σοφρωσύνη (sophrosyne) – greek: self-control, balance, wisdom & grace;virtue that follows the aphorisms “nothing in excess” & “know thyself"

hiraeth – welsh: homesickness for a place which never even existed. Connotations of sadness, yearning, profound nostalgia and wistfulness

torpe – tagalog: being too shy to pursue amorous desires

waldeinsamkeit – german: the feeling of being alone in the woods

litost – czech: the humiliated despair we feel when someone accidentally reminds us, trough their accomplishment, of our inadequacies

dustsceawung – old english: contemplation of the fact that dust used to be other things – the walls of a city, a book, a great tree…

duende – spanish: the spirit of evocation; the mysterious power a work of art has to deeply move a person

gattara – italian: a woman, often old and lonely, who devotes herself to stray cats

tоска – russian: a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause, a longing with nothing to long for, nostalgia

φιλότιμο (philotimo) – greek: a complex array of virtues; expressed through acts of generosity & sacrifice w/o expecting anything in return 
gezellig – dutch: abstract sensation of individual well-being that one shares with others;cozy ambience, anything pleasant, homely, friendly

list no.2

starry-ni-te:

Untranslatable Italian words about summer 🌞

Canicola the hottest period of the year, when the Sun just trespassed the constellations of Canis major and Canis minor (circa July-August)

Solleone designs the sun specifically during summer; compound words of sole (sun) and leone (Leo) because the sun is in that sign

Afa the feeling of higher temperature caused by a high tax of humidity; stifling, oppressive air

Meriggiare from Latin meridies “evening”, to rest in the shadow in the outdoors during the hot hours of the evening