Saudade

Meaning: A deep, nostalgic yearning for someone or something absent — tinged with the bittersweet sense it may never return.

Language: Portuguese

Literally: bittersweet longing

Category: Emotion

Origin: Portuguese; central to fado music and the Lusophone soul.

More untranslatable words — Emotion

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Fernweh — An aching longing for far-off places you've never been — the opposite of homesickness.
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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.

Cafuné — The tender act of running your fingers through someone's hair — an intimate gesture of lo…

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