“Retrouvailles (French): The joy people feel after meeting loved ones again after a long time apart.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Kanyininpa (Pintupi): Intimate and active relationship between carer and caree.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Gjensynsglede (Norwegian): The joy of meeting someone you haven't seen in a long time.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Gigil (Tagalog): The irresistible urge to pinch someone because they are loved or cherished.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Cafune (Portuguese): Tenderly running one’s fingers through a loved one’s hair.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Sabsung (Thai): Being revitalized through something that livens up one’s life.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Commuovere (Italian): To be moved in a heartwarming way, usually relating to a story that moved you to tears”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Tiám (Farsi): The twinkle in your eye when you first meet someone.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Gezellig (Dutch): Describes much more than just coziness—a positive, warm emotion or feeling rather than just something physical—and connotes time spent with loved ones, togetherness.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Wabi-Sabi (Japanese): Finding beauty in the imperfections, an acceptance of the cycle of life and death.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Forelsket (Norwegian): The indescribable euphoria you experience as you begin to fall in love.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Naz (Urdu): The pride and assurance that comes from knowing you are loved unconditionally.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“Kilig (Tagalog): The feeling of butterflies in your stomach, usually when something romantic or cute takes place.”— Nicola Dall'Asen, wearesweet.co
“In this world full of 7 billion people, you can count me as one of the people who cares for you.”— Rayi Noormega, thoughtcatalog.com.loox.nu
“Romantic love is seductive. Like any good drug, it enraptures. It takes you up and carries you away. Your heart beats faster; your veins course with joy itself; you're giddy and smiley and all is right with the world.”— Daniel Coffeen, hilariousbookbinder.blogspot.com
“Love should not break you — love should build you. It should encourage you, it should inspire you to be exactly who you have always wanted to be.”— Bianca Sparacino, thoughtcatalog.com
“In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find someone who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you.”— Diablo Cody, Mac MacGuff, J.K. Simmons, amazon.com