19 Emotions For Which English Has No Words
May 15, 2013 § Leave a comment
I’ve long been interested in the limitations of language—and the loopholes offered by learning the words of another. Awesome infographic by Pei-Ying Lin via FastCompany (click to make it big).
Also, file under “why hadn’t this been invented yet”: The Emotionary. It’s a list of emotions for which English (until now) has no words. See vindexance (“the immediate desire to redeem oneself upon realizing what you should have said or done moments after it is too late”) and epiphannaise (“the moment one realizes aioli and mayonnaise are exactly the same thing”).
Users can submit new words for once-inexplicable feelings. Personally, I’m looking forward to the “words most felt” page (coming soon!).
MARY GABLE 
What do you think?