Thursday, 16 January 2014

Untranslatable Word: Waldeinsamkeit

Waldeinsamkeit

German
/ˈvaltʔaɪ̯nzaːmkaɪ̯t/
"vald-ine-zam-kite"

Noun: 1) woodland solitude or the feeling of being alone in the woods, "Waldeinsamkeit, wie liegst du weit!" ("woodland solitude, I rejoice in thee").

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