Suente

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Suente

n.
the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be in a room with them without thinking, without holding anything back, or without having to say a word—to the extent that you have to remind yourself that they’re a different being entirely, that brushing hair away from their eyes won’t help you see any better.

Southwest English dialect suent, easy, peaceful, smooth. Pronounced “soo-ent-ey.”

Nementia

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Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Anecdoche

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Evertheless

a person floating in water