Why this word is great
SEHNSUCHT — [Noun] A tender, wistful, or melancholic desire; a deep yearning or longing. Borrowed from German Sehnsucht, from sehnen ("to long") + Sucht ("anxiety; sickness; addiction"). Unlike "longing" (which is general) or "craving" (which is bodily), Sehnsucht is the ache of the soul for something it cannot name—a homesickness for a home that never was. It is the scent of rain on dry earth when you are indoors, the half-remembered melody of a lullaby you cannot place, or the way sunlight slants through a window in late afternoon, gilding dust motes into fleeting constellations. A hunger for the ineffable, forever just beyond reach.