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Saudade
/saʊˈdɑːdɪ/ · noun
"The love that remains after someone is gone."
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The feeling of being nostalgic but happy
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Wistful
/ˈwɪstfʊl/ · adjective
"Longing for something you know you can't return to."
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Halcyon
/ˈhælsiən/ · adjective
"A golden period of happiness you only recognise for what it was once it's over."
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Reverie
/ˈrevəri/ · noun
"A pleasant daydream you didn't plan to enter."
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Hiraeth
/ˈhɪraɪθ/ · noun
"A longing for home — or for something that may never have existed."
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Mono no Aware
/ˌmɒnəʊ nəʊ əˈwɑːreɪ/ · noun
"The gentle sadness of knowing beautiful things must pass."
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a voice or sound that captivates
longing for far places
beauty that demands you stop
ache for a lost home
sunlight filtering through leaves
an unnamed yearning