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Sacrosanct is a principle, place, or routine regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. Must be kept sacred. From Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro ‘by a sacred rite’ and sanctus ‘holy’.
Saudade is a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for someone you love who is distant or gone. It carries a repressed knowledge that the person might never return.
Selcouth is a middle English word from the 12th century meaning strange, unusual, or rare. From the old English seldcūth, meaning seldom and cūth, meaning known.
Sequacious describes a person who follows and imitates someone else because they lack independent thought. From the mid 17th century Latin word sequax meaning to ‘follow’ and -ous meaning ‘tends to’
Shivviness is the uncomfortable feeling of wearing brand new underwear. Ladies to avoid shivviness try not to fall victim to a thong. And gents? Try losing the tighty whities for some boxers.
Sisu is a determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, or resilience in the face of adversity or hardship. It is a white-knuckle courage for achieving success against the odds. With a Finnish origin the closest English translation is gutsy.
Skookum: Northwest U.S jargon word meaning first-rate, highquality, impressive, & marked with excellence.
Smultronställe is a Swedish word and is literally translated as, “place of wild strawberries.” It refers to a favorite, special place or treasured location where you can find solace, relaxation, and peace.
Sophrosyne is an ancient Greek concept of an excellent character and soundness of mind which when combined leads to qualities such as moderation, purity, decorum and self-control. Greek sōphrosýnē, derivative of sṓphrōn prudent.
Sphallolalia is when you meet someone and you engage in a flirtatious banter but it ultimately leads nowhere. That flirty connection is called sphallolalia. From the Ancient Greek sphallō, "to stumble" and lalia, "talking".
Squiz is a word you don’t want to use in the bedroom unless you absolutely must. It means a quick close look. Try not to squiz your tinder date. You’ll give him a complex. It’s a piece of slang used in Australian and New Zealand.
Strikhedonia is the feeling of joy or elation at the freedom of saying “to hell with it” and then going for what you want. Try it with something you have been sitting on!
Sweven is a vision or dream. Middle English; Old English swefn; like the Old Norse sofa to sleep, Latin somnus, Greek hýpnos sleep.
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Taonga is a Māori word for treasure; something you cherish close to your heart or keep safe as your prized possession.
Toska is a Russian word that means a state of great anguish, melancholy, or a longing beyond bearable bounds. It is a dull ache of the soul.
Trädmord is Swedish for “tree killer” or someone who uses an excessive amount of paper or packaging.
- U -
Sacrosanct is a principle, place, or routine regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. Must be kept sacred. From Latin sacrosanctus, from sacro ‘by a sacred rite’ and sanctus ‘holy’.
Saudade is a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for someone you love who is distant or gone. It carries a repressed knowledge that the person might never return.
Selcouth is a middle English word from the 12th century meaning strange, unusual, or rare. From the old English seldcūth, meaning seldom and cūth, meaning known.
Sequacious describes a person who follows and imitates someone else because they lack independent thought. From the mid 17th century Latin word sequax meaning to ‘follow’ and -ous meaning ‘tends to’
Shivviness is the uncomfortable feeling of wearing brand new underwear. Ladies to avoid shivviness try not to fall victim to a thong. And gents? Try losing the tighty whities for some boxers.
Sisu is a determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, or resilience in the face of adversity or hardship. It is a white-knuckle courage for achieving success against the odds. With a Finnish origin the closest English translation is gutsy.
Skookum: Northwest U.S jargon word meaning first-rate, highquality, impressive, & marked with excellence.
Smultronställe is a Swedish word and is literally translated as, “place of wild strawberries.” It refers to a favorite, special place or treasured location where you can find solace, relaxation, and peace.
Sophrosyne is an ancient Greek concept of an excellent character and soundness of mind which when combined leads to qualities such as moderation, purity, decorum and self-control. Greek sōphrosýnē, derivative of sṓphrōn prudent.
Sphallolalia is when you meet someone and you engage in a flirtatious banter but it ultimately leads nowhere. That flirty connection is called sphallolalia. From the Ancient Greek sphallō, "to stumble" and lalia, "talking".
Squiz is a word you don’t want to use in the bedroom unless you absolutely must. It means a quick close look. Try not to squiz your tinder date. You’ll give him a complex. It’s a piece of slang used in Australian and New Zealand.
Strikhedonia is the feeling of joy or elation at the freedom of saying “to hell with it” and then going for what you want. Try it with something you have been sitting on!
Sweven is a vision or dream. Middle English; Old English swefn; like the Old Norse sofa to sleep, Latin somnus, Greek hýpnos sleep.
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Taonga is a Māori word for treasure; something you cherish close to your heart or keep safe as your prized possession.
Toska is a Russian word that means a state of great anguish, melancholy, or a longing beyond bearable bounds. It is a dull ache of the soul.
Trädmord is Swedish for “tree killer” or someone who uses an excessive amount of paper or packaging.
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A SERIES OF BEAUTIFUL WORDS BY KAI
The Collection Includes:
Defining the Brain: Website | Downloads (science)
A Beautiful Word: Website | Downloads (rare/obscure)
The Logophile Lexicon: Website | Book (literary)
Defining New Ideas: Website | Book (creativity)
Author Homepage: Bookshelf by Kairos (all my work)
Words posted by @kairosoflife on Twitter under the hashtag #beautifulwords and on my vocabulary bulletin boards on Pinterest.
Original content © 2020 Copyright, Kairos
