"Glossary Of Wellbeing"

Lexemes, words which lack an exact equivalent in another language, in this case English.

Meg
My three year old daughter recently learned the call of t... more
Clouds that look like fish scales.
"...No such benefits were found for people who visited na... more
Italian / n. / That time around sunset when everyone come... more
Danish / n. / ˈhʊː.ɡə / hhoo-guh. A deep sense of place, ... more
Clara
Japanese / n. / ɯɑːbɪ sɑːbɪ / wa-be sa-be. Imperfect and ... more

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Greek / n. / ætəˈɹæk.siə / atta-rak-sia. Robust and lucid... more
French / v. / flɑ.ne / fla-nay. Leisurely strolling (e.g.... more
Creole (Trinidad and Tobago) / n. / bæ.zəʊ.diː / bah-zoe-... more
Inuit, Iñupiaq / v. / kʌːrʒ.sɪ.luːnɪ / kartz-sih-loo-nih.... more
Portuguese / n. / sɐwˈðaðɨ / sow-dhadh. Melancholic longi... more
"The soft, lingering glow in the sky after the sun goes d... more

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