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Toska
/ˈtɒskə/ · noun
"A longing with nothing to long for."
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The feeling of longing with nothing to long for
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Weltschmerz
/ˈvɛltʃmɛrts/ · noun
"The pain of knowing the world will never be what it should be."
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Sehnsucht
/ˈzeɪnzʊxt/ · noun
"An intense longing for something you can't quite name."
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Ennui
/ɒnˈwiː/ · noun
"A sophisticated boredom — listlessness from a surfeit of experience and lack of purpose."
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Wistful
/ˈwɪstfʊl/ · adjective
"Longing for something you know you can't return to."
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longing for far places
unexplained connection with someone
story with a deeper meaning
the pleasure of doing nothing
in love with who they could become
significant moments with no one there to see