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Sehnsucht
/ˈzeɪnzʊxt/ · noun
"An intense longing for something you can't quite name."
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The feeling of an unnamed yearning
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Saudade
/saʊˈdɑːdɪ/ · noun
"The love that remains after someone is gone."
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Fernweh
/ˈfɛrnveɪ/ · noun
"A deep ache for faraway places."
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Wistful
/ˈwɪstfʊl/ · adjective
"Longing for something you know you can't return to."
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Toska
/ˈtɒskə/ · noun
"A longing with nothing to long for."
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Hiraeth
/ˈhɪraɪθ/ · noun
"A longing for home — or for something that may never have existed."
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ache for a lost home
longing with nothing to long for
longing for far places
being consumed by someone
nostalgic but happy
falling in love for the first time