hiraeth

[hir-ahyth]

noun

1. a feeling of homesickness and grief for something that no longer exists or perhaps never existed; especially a feeling of homesickness for the Wales and the Welsh identity that has been lost due to colonialism or modernization.

Example Sentences

The final track, Hiraeth, is a riff on Oasis's Shakermaker – although you'd be hard-pressed to spot the similarities without a degree in musicology.

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In that moment, a town was reborn, and that lingering “hiraeth” was no more.

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The word hiraeth loosely translates to longing, and others businesses were definitely longing for this move.

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The Welsh call it hiraeth, a particular longing for a home to which you may not return.

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Morris compares it to a concept in Welch culture known as “Hiraeth.”

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