Hygge
Meaning: The warm contentment of simple, cozy pleasures shared with people you love — candles, blankets, good company.
Language: Danish
Literally: coziness & comfort
Category: Emotion
Origin: Danish (pronounced 'hoo-ga'); borrowed from Norwegian.
More untranslatable words — Emotion
- Schadenfreude — The guilty little pleasure of taking satisfaction in someone else's misfortune.
- Fernweh — An aching longing for far-off places you've never been — the opposite of homesickness.
- Gigil — The overwhelming urge to squeeze or pinch something unbearably cute.
- Iktsuarpok — The restless anticipation that makes you keep stepping outside to see if someone is final…
- Toska — A dull ache of the soul; a great longing with nothing in particular to long for.
- Dépaysement — The disorienting yet often pleasant feeling of being far from home, immersed in the unfam…
From our compliments & insults
- Tu as un cœur d'or — You are genuinely kind and generous.
- Tu déchires — You're awesome — you totally rock.
- Eres un sol — You're a lovely, warm-hearted person.