A Beautiful Word: Hiraeth
By Purple Haven
@EricMcCole (551)
April 29, 2018 10:46am CST
Hiraeth is a noun that means a homesickness for a home that you cannot return to, or one that never existed. It's a Welsh word without direct English translation.
I really liked this word, and I've never used it before.
I'll be posting more words that are rarely used and that I found so beautiful.
Hope you like it! And by the way, have you ever been homesick for a place? Or maybe a place which never was? I am.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 Apr 18
I like the word. It feels like home. Hmmmm... yes, my parents’ home. 
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@EricMcCole (551)
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29 Apr 18
Glad you liked it!
Hope you could get back to it if you haven't yet! :)
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
29 Apr 18
@EricMcCole Thank you, Eric. I am back there once in a while and it is great to see them as always. 
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@AlisaTR (936)
• Trinidad And Tobago
29 Apr 18
I very often feel that way- "homesick for a place that never was". Great word! When I'm feeling mischievous I'm going to tell my friends I'm sick with Hiraeth There's one in particular, I can so see her trying to commiserate while sneakily googling that word 
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@EricMcCole (551)
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29 Apr 18
Uhhh! She might really do that, as just a few know about that word.
BTW. this is an article of 100 beautiful words:
BTW. this is an article of 100 beautiful words:
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Cha…
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@AlisaTR (936)
• Trinidad And Tobago
29 Apr 18
@EricMcCole Thanks! Great list! Some of these I know, but some others...
Like I could see myself referring to "bucolic" as a plague or "denouement" as an inheritance.
Also, English they may be, but some of these words I could hardly pronounce. I love this! This is golden!
Like I could see myself referring to "bucolic" as a plague or "denouement" as an inheritance.
Also, English they may be, but some of these words I could hardly pronounce. I love this! This is golden!1 person likes this
