funktionslust means A sense of joy or wellbeing an animal (including a human) gets from doing that which it is meant to do. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
Why this word is great
FUNKTIONSLUST — [Noun] A sense of joy or wellbeing an animal, including a human, derives from performing its natural or intended function. Borrowed from German Funktionslust, from Funktion ("function") + Lust ("pleasure, desire"). Unlike "hedonism" (which pursues raw sensation through consumption) or "duty" (which implies a stoic obligation), Funktionslust is the deep satisfaction found within the action itself, when purpose and pleasure fuse. It is the otter slicing cleanly through a cold river current, the potter’s hands shaping cool, yielding clay, and the gardener's quiet contentment with hands sunk into dark, fertile soil—the embodied elation of being exactly what you are built to be.
noun
- A sense of joy or wellbeing an animal (including a human) gets from doing that which it is meant to do.“It's also argued that running is central to what keeps us most human and healthy - that in running, humans experience funktionslust.”