I don’t know if any of you have a deep appreciation for words, but I have to admit that I think there are some fascinating words. Here are some that we don’t use frequently that I think are interesting:
Solivagant – wandering alone
Drapetomania – the overwhelming urge to runaway ( I hope you guys never experience drapetomania….)
Pluviophile (I have friends who melt over this word, and I can’t blame them…) – A lover of rain, someone who finds joy and peace of mind on rainy days
Psithurism – the sound of wind through the trees
Hiraeth – a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return
Meraki – to do something with soul, creativity or love; to put something of yourself into your work
Hygge – the complete absence of anything annoying or emotionally overwhelming
Petrichor – the scent of rain on dry earth
Matutine – just before the dawn
Selcouth – unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvelous
