Manusia

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Manusia

n.
the ambient feeling of being a human being; a baseline mood that everyone feels intensely every moment of their lives, but can never pin down because they have nothing else to compare it to.

Sanskrit manusyá, human being. Pronounced “muh-noo-zhuh” or “muh-noo-zee-uh.”

Suente

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Indosentia

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Skidding

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Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Beloiter

a person sitting at a slot machine