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DiamondLou86  ·  4334 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."





user-inactivated  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And thanks especially for the Lethonomia, I'll know what to blame ;)

user-inactivated  ·  4333 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Excellent, I would have loved to come up with something of this kind. Thanks for saving me a couple neurons

DiamondLou86  ·  4333 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.