IN GERMAN, the word lebensfreude refers to the joy of life, the love of living and enjoying life's pleasures, and the appreciation of the beauty of existence. An optimistic and positive term, the word reflects a happy and contented attitude towards life.
Time again for another instalment of our new series, 5 Words to Learn this Month, and for the month of April, we’re looking at the words philocaly, duende, ikigai, pluviophil and shibui.
Time again for our fascinating new series, 5 Words to Learn this Month, and for the month of February,...
It’s a brand new year, and we’re excited to introduce a brand New Series: 5 Words to Learn this Month, where each month we find five beautiful words from any language, that you may or may not have heard before and present them with their sometimes poignant, sometimes insightful or even melancholic, sometimes even newly created (as in this first intalment), but always beautiful meanings. This month, the words are Venmödalen, Sonder, Liberosis, Nodus Tollens, Kenopsia and Opia. Click through to view …
