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DiamondLou86 · 4135 days ago · link · · parent · post: 14 wonderful words with no English equivalent
English words that come close-
1. Gorge, binge
2. Glossitis
3. Photoclastic
4. Insouciance
5. Overmorrow
6. Fixings
7. Bucolic, halcyon
8. Lethonomia
9. Moiety
10. Longing, yearning
11. Empathy
12. Caressing
13. Forbearance
14. Mom This was just a mental exercise for me, only a few come close. Also, for those of you who don't know, the English word epicaricacy means "derivation of pleasure from the misfortunes of others."
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DiamondLou86 · 4134 days ago · link ·
Thanks, I knew there was an English equivalent of the day after tomorrow and just had to stay up and compile a list. There are over a million English words, I knew we surely had some that come close.