THE LANGUAGE OF BEAUTY
Komorebi 木漏れ日 (Japanese origin) Pronounced: koh-moh-reh-be— sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees.
Viridescence (Latin orgin) Pronunced: vih-rid-ESS-ens — the greening of the earth in spring.
Pirr (Scots/Shetland origin) Pronounced: pir or pirr — It refers to a very light breeze or ripple of wind on the water.
Yoonseul 윤슬 (Korean origin) Pronounced: yoon-seul Sunlight shimmering on water's surface.
Rimjhim रिमझिम Pronounced: rim-jhim A Hindi word that evokes the soft, musical rhythm of light rain. Rimjhim is not just rain itself, but the feeling and sound of rain.
Garúa (Spanish) Pronounced: gah-ROO-ah Garúa is a fine coastal mist or delicate drizzle that drifts inland from the ocean, especially along the desert coasts.
Shinrin-yoku 森林浴 (Japanese origin) Pronounced: sheen-rin yoh-koo The word translates literally to “forest bathing.”Shinrin-yoku speaks to the healing relationship between humans and the natural world. It suggests that nature is not merely something we observe, but something we enter, absorb, and become part of.
Waldeinsamkeit (German origin) Pronounced: valt-INE-zahm-kite The feeling of being alone in the woods—especially a quiet, peaceful, slightly mystical solitude.
Ubuntu Pronounced: oo-BOON-too Ubuntu is a word and philosophy that comes from Southern Africa, especially in languages like Zulu and Xhosa. At its core, it means “I am because we are."
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