A loanword is a word borrowed directly from another language to express something which has no accuarate word in English. This is a list of the ten most common loanwords.
10. Ennui
From French. Boredom of the soul.
9. Schadenfreude
From German. Taking joy in the suffering of others.
8. Wanderlust
From German. A strong longing or desire towards wandering.
7. Sehnsucht
From German. A self-destructive or addictive yearning for a time, place or thing that one can’t explain.
6. Saudade
From Portuguese. A feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future, although deep down you know it probably wont.
5. Doppelganger
From German. The ghostly double of a living person.
4. Weltschmerz
From German. The pathological suffering felt by one who has realised that physical reality can never truly satisfy the demands of the mind. A melancholy sense of anguish about the nature of being.
3. Zeitgeist
From German. Something that captures the spirit of the era.
2. Ad Hominem Pronunciation: add om-in-im
Argument
From Latin. Replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking the person who made it, and not what he said.
1. Déjà vu
From French. The sense of having already seen or hear something being experienced for the first time.
10. Ennui
From French. Boredom of the soul.
9. Schadenfreude
From German. Taking joy in the suffering of others.
8. Wanderlust
From German. A strong longing or desire towards wandering.
7. Sehnsucht
From German. A self-destructive or addictive yearning for a time, place or thing that one can’t explain.
6. Saudade
From Portuguese. A feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future, although deep down you know it probably wont.
5. Doppelganger
From German. The ghostly double of a living person.
4. Weltschmerz
From German. The pathological suffering felt by one who has realised that physical reality can never truly satisfy the demands of the mind. A melancholy sense of anguish about the nature of being.
3. Zeitgeist
From German. Something that captures the spirit of the era.
2. Ad Hominem Pronunciation: add om-in-im
Argument
From Latin. Replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking the person who made it, and not what he said.
1. Déjà vu
From French. The sense of having already seen or hear something being experienced for the first time.
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