When you find a word that expresses the feeling

Have you ever felt or seen something but never knew there was a term for it? Then, out of nowhere, you come across a word, and the 'aha' moment hits - that's what it's called!

It's quite profound when it happens, that moment of clarity when you finally find the linguistic piece that perfectly captures something you've felt or experienced but couldn't quite name. Like finding the missing puzzle piece you didn't even know you were looking for.

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Some beautiful words I found to name some of my feelings, experiences or sights:

PRONOIA (English) The opposite state of Paranoia. People are plotting against your back to assist you. The universe is plotting to deluge you with blessings. You are secretly scheming to create your true happiness.	SCHMÖKERN (German) To leisurely browse through books, often with a sense of enjoyment or without a specific goal.
PLUVIOPHILE (English) A lover of rain. Someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days and is fascinated by the sights and sounds of rain.	TSUNDOKU (Japanese) Act of acquiring books and letting them pile up, without reading them.
GLIMMER (English) The opposite of Trigger. Moments in your day that make you feel joy, happiness, peace or gratitude. Once you train your brain to be on the lookout for glimmers, these tiny moments will appear more and more.	KOMOREBI (Japanese) The sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees.
CHRYSALISM (English) The peaceful feeling of being indoors during a thunderstorm.	TAKIWĀTANGA (Māori) A word for autism that translates to 'in your own time and space'.
AVENOIR (French) The bittersweet feeling of looking backwards in time, wishing you could see memories unfolding in reverse, understanding all the paths and choices that led you here.	MORII (English) The desire to capture a fleeting moment. It describes the feeling you get when you want to hold onto a moment passing by, knowing you can't make it last.
MOURNELITH (English) The soft, inexplicable grief that rises when a favourite song fades into its final note as if it's momentarily taken a part of you with it.	ERYSNITH (English) The longing to step into a book or story you love, not as a reader, but as a living participant, craving to experience its world fully.
YUTORI (Japanese) The conscious act of slowing down to allow us to savour the world around us. The refusal to rush. Spaciousness.	LAGOM (Swedish) Not too much, not too little - a feeling of inner balance and "just right".
SOBREMESA (Spanish) The warm, contented feeling of sitting at the table long after a meal together, when the conversation flows, no one gets up, and time seems to stand still.

When I discover words like these, not only can I identify with these experiences but also share them with others. It's like suddenly having a handle to grab onto something that was previously just floating in my consciousness.

Have you had a specific experience like this recently? I'd be curious to hear what word you discovered and what feeling or experience it helped you name.