An excellent list, well worth pondering. Here are a few more of my favorites:

Wabi-sabi (Japanese): a worldview based on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

Elan (French): vigorous spirit or enthusiasm.

Poignant (English): evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

It's also useful to consider the way different cultures think about feelings in general. When I dated someone from Spain, she explained to me that people in that country think of feelings as being not in the heart, but in the lungs.

Edward Robson, PhD, MFA
Edward Robson, PhD, MFA

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Former psychologist, wordsmith, teacher, learner. Top writer in feminism, relationships, poetry, and other topics. ECRobson@gmail.com

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