The beauty of words transcends the language or languages an individual speaks. Somewhere in the world there is a language with a word to describe just what you are thinking and/or feeling, even if that language is not your own. In this way, words become magic, and here are 21 magical words from around the world that do just that.
1. Jayus
(noun) A joke so unfunny and poorly told that you can't help but laugh.
2. Selenophile
(noun) A person who loves the moon.
3. Anagapesis
(noun) No longer feeling any affection for someone you once loved.
4. Novaturient
(adjective) A desire to alter your life; the feeling that pushes you to travel.
5. Duende
(noun) The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person.
6. Eunoia
(noun) Beautiful thinking; a well mind.
7. Heimat
(noun) A place that you can call home; a sense of belongingness, acceptance, safety, and connection to homeland.
8. Redamancy
(noun) The act of loving the one who loves you; a love returned in full.
9. Tarantism
(noun) The uncontrollable urge to dance.
10. Ludic
(noun) Full of fun and high spirits.
11. Selcouth
(adjective) Unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvelous.
12. Sapiosexual
(noun) One who is attracted to or aroused by intelligence in others.
13. Kalon
(noun) A beauty that is more than skin-deep.
14. Phosphenes
(noun) The stars and colors you see when you rub your eyes.
15. Onism
(noun) Awareness of how little of the world you will experience.
16. Arcadian
(adjective) Idyllically innocent; simple and untroubled by fear or worry.
17. Imbroglio
(noun) A confused, embarrassing situation.
18. Rollick
(verb) To move or act in a carefree frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, or jovial way.
19. Acatalepsy
(noun) The impossibility of comprehending the universe.
20. Flâneur
(noun) One who strolls around aimlessly but enjoyably, observing life and their surroundings.
21. Psithurism
(noun) The sound of the wind through trees.
