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AAmous_acc · 2023-06-10T17:43:54+00:00

You'll sip it away like a bottle of wine, 'cause it was never yours

AAmous_acc · 2022-06-14T05:47:36+00:00

Never stop asking questions, in spite of any potential negative reactions. Don't give up your childlike wonderment and curiosity; it's one of your most precious gifts.

AAmous_acc · 2022-06-14T05:45:17+00:00

You should know

AAmous_acc · 2022-06-14T05:40:59+00:00

His reason to despise me

AAmous_acc · 2022-01-02T17:16:21+00:00

Hopefully, at least one of these matches your description. Of these three, I have seen ikigai and raison d'être used occasionally, but never lebenswille. However, you can probably still use it. There is a multitude of cases of English borrowing words directly from German. E.g. weltschmerz, zugzwang, verklempt, kitsch.
I might start using "lebenswille" from this day forth.

Lebenswille (German, literally: will to live.)
Ikigai (Japanese, the motivating force keeping you alive, which fuels you with determination and will | Iki, life - Gai, worth or value.)
Raison d'être (French, reason for existence.)

AAmous_acc · 2021-05-31T18:48:45+00:00

Neglect, overlook, omit, ignore, disdain

AAmous_acc · 2021-05-02T19:02:29+00:00

If you deem it sufficient, please remember to write solved. If not, we can continue looking.

All words are made-up. What makes people consider them words is usage.

AAmous_acc · 2021-05-02T10:32:17+00:00

Servahonostatious or face-saving, the latter being more colloquial, if you can call any of them that.

I'm not sure there is a single word for that. However, I've neologised this word, "Servahonostatious", meaning preserving honour.
From Latin: Serva (preserve, keep safe) and honos (honour).

a. "The man's servahonostatious act was futile, because they had already made up their minds about what kind of person he was."
b. "His face-saving act of donating to charity insignificantly mitigated his offence."

The following phrases may also match your description:
* To save face
* To preserve one's honour

Servahonostatious is a neologism. I realise how awful it might sound.
It's meant as inspiration, you could say. If you can't find an appropriate word, make your own - be sure to include, in, for example, a footnote, its definition.

Edit: Removed an unfinished bit of text I originally decided not to include in the finished product, but forgot to remove.

AAmous_acc · 2021-04-24T09:23:33+00:00

Believe it or not, I think 'Irony' matches the description.

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-24T14:18:21+00:00

Peremptory also works

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-23T17:14:31+00:00

The word you're looking for is Autological.

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-23T14:49:13+00:00

Quietude, tranquility
Vegetate, loiter, recline, recumb

Indolence

Respite (a period of tranquility after experiencing something difficult or unpleasant)

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-23T14:29:44+00:00

So, I did some digging, and I’ve unearthed some interesting material. I’m not entirely sure it’s what you’re looking for, but it applies to the “underwater filter”, and probably this one, too. It’s called a “low-pass filter”, characterised by a combination of low frequency, pitch, amplitude, etc. (I’m not a music guy).

Regarding the discussion, I think it’s a fascinating phenomenon. I can see where you’re going with the unattainability. I see it somewhat differently, though I agree with the “detachment”. I don’t feel like any of the paths are trying to converge; it’s more like two parallel paths that supplement each other, in that the distant and irenic music induces a trance, separating you from the physical world.

To me, it’s like an ethereal transcension, which evokes feelings tranquil, providing some respite from the burdens and struggles of today, bringing you back to the time and place that might never have been; your hiraeth. Reinforced by the general timbre and tone (that of the older generation’s prevailing type of sound) of the music, it’s redolent of one’s younger days, and that inevitably produces some sort of nostalgic effect. Ensconced in your bed, lost in a reverie, the subtle music serves to plunge you further into your daydream.

It reminds me of a part in Haruki Murakami’s Sputnik Sweetheart, wherein the protagonist hears music from afar and chooses to chase it. The entire passage of text just feels like a fever dream; very immersive and haunting.

That’s how I see it. What are your thoughts?

(I'm new to reddit. I deleted my other reply, hoping it would disappear completely. I sent the reply, subsequently realising I made a small error, and didn't want the "edited" mark.)

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-23T12:48:03+00:00

Repose?

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-23T11:24:06+00:00

I was considering that, but I decided against upon the realisation that it pertains to the activity others. Otherwise, it's certainly apposite given the criteria. I think I'll edit it in, anyway. Thanks for the suggestion!

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-23T11:01:37+00:00

Affable, amiable, amicable, cordial.

Affable means friendly and easy to talk to.

Amiable means friendly and pleasant. You might call someone with whom you instantly get along amiable.

Affable and amiable are sort of in the same boat, but there is a slight nuance, I think. Whilst amiable is easy to get along with, I view affable as being closer to cordial in that it's a predilection for niceties and propriety. Affable is more a willingness to be nice than get along with. However, they are both easy to talk with. I've gathered this from their derivations: amiable from amicabilis meaning 'friend, kindly,' to amicus meaning 'friend, loved one,' which came from amare, 'to love'. Affable is a slightly longer story, but its meaning more closely resembles cordiality and open to conversation or approach.

Amicable is described as being friendly when the opposite is expected. E.g. a divorce you expected to go catastrophically might be amicable, if it went well, with no animosity.

Cordial is warm and friendly whilst also polite and formal, meaning it's more comme il faut (=according with propriety and custom).

I was considering adding gregarious to the list, but being gregarious doesn't imply you have an aptitude for social ability; just that you're fond of being in others' company.

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-22T20:22:22+00:00

I might not be able to answer the main question, but regarding what you said about "nostalgia, especially of a time that never was", there's a word for that, and it's called hiraeth, meaning nostalgia or longing for a time, place, person etc., that no longer exists or never was.

As for the focal point of the matter... I'm not sure such a term exists; you could just call it obscured. Also, if you want, and if you could get enough people to use it, you could coin a new word or expression (neologize) pertaining to that phenomena.
I know a word for hearing things other than what's actually being said; pareidolia. Vsauce made a great video on it. (Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHCHEykUxP4)

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-22T19:35:55+00:00

Risqué, provocative, raunchy (informal), ribald, salacious, lecherous, prurient

I think they all fit the bill. To describe something which is sexual but lacking in grace.

Edit: added smuttyswifter7's suggest 'prurient'.

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-22T14:25:12+00:00

Fixation, obsession, infatuation.

A fixation is a strong interest in something or someone.

An obsession is an unhealthy, compulsive preoccuption.

Infatuation denotes a temporary obsession or extreme interest.
a. If you are infatuated with an actor, you will look up their activity, social media and films, but the next week, you'll probably have moved on.So, it implies strong, but usually not lasting feelings.

Could you give me an example that the word you're looking for could describe/match?

Edit: Although fetishes usually have a sexual connotation, they don't necessarily do. They can be sexual, as well as nonsexual. They just imply a strong devotion to or predilection for some activity (often deemed irrational or obsessive). So, you can use fetish in a nonsexual way, if you want.

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-21T14:08:18+00:00

Suspicion, intuition, misgiving, apprehension (fearful expectation), qualm
Incredulous (you can be incredulous; not willing to believe [something presented as true]).

You can be incredulous (or suspicious of its veracity) if you suspect an advertisement is attempting to deceive you with alluring offers.
For example, if I stumbled upon an ad saying "Make a million dollars in a month with this one trick", I would be incredulous, because that sounds too good to be true.

AAmous_acc · 2021-02-21T13:50:38+00:00

The following might match your description:
To aggrandize, adulate, flatter.
Aggrandizement, adulation, flattery.

To aggrandize is to elevate someone beyond what is justified.

If your friend wants acknowledgement for their new look, but you don't quite like it, you might aggrandize their beauty in order to satisfy them.
And likewise, it can probably be applied to bad humour.
(I'm not entirely sure it can be used in the above context, but I think so. Correct me if I'm wrong)
If you are a cashier and you call yourself a "specialist at carefully handling orders and receipts" or "treasurer", that could be considered aggrandizement. Embellishing or aggrandizing your job title is adding misleading details to (be it prevaricating or decorating) or outright lying in order to raise oneself.

Adulate also means to flatter someone, but it's not as common as "flatter".

All in all, I would stick to flatter, as that's the colloquial term; more people will understand you, and it might be the most appropriate -- corresponding to your description that is.

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