Is there a word for the happiness in finding the exact right word?

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AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 354d (2 replies)

fe·lic·i·ty | fəˈlɪsədi |
noun (plural felicities)

  1. intense happiness.
  2. the ability to find appropriate expression for one's thoughts.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 8 pts · 354d (1 reply)

This comment is felicity. Falicious? Shit...

palordrolap@fedia.io · 17 pts · 354d

The adjectival form is "felicitous". (fe-LI-si-tus)

FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website · 19 pts · 354d (1 reply)

Wortfindungseuphorie.

rautapekoni@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 353d

Sanankeksimisilo

DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 11 pts · 354d

The Difference Between the Almost Right Word and the Right Word Is Really a Large Matter—’Tis the Difference Between the Lightning Bug and the Lightning

Mark Twain.

iii@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 354d (3 replies)

Eureka

dontmindmehere@programming.dev · 6 pts · 354d (1 reply)

urethra! ☝️🧑‍🦲

Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 353d

That Sounds right

Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@fedia.io · 3 pts · 354d

This is the right answer

fullsquare@awful.systems · 6 pts · 354d

i think there is, but i don't want to spread associated cognitohazard

mechanismatic@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 354d

You can coin a neologism if you can't find an existing word.

onomato- is a prefix that is often used to mean word or name felic- is a prefix that means happy ortho- can mean correct, but also straight

So maybe orthonomatofelicity?

Probably too long.

Maybe just onomatofelicity?

There are other roots you can find with similar meanings to mix up your own neologism.

ace_garp@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 354d

Logophoria

perhaps.

saltesc@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 354d

Satisfaction.

sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 344d

"Bon mot"