querencia
- noun
- /kɛˈrɛnsiə/
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querencia
- A querencia may be a favorite fishing spot, a special meadow in the woods, or even a particular tree or a comfortable boulder in a river.
Examples
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Walden Pond was Henry David Thoreau's querencia.
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The quiet garden in the backyard serves as his querencia, a peaceful retreat from the chaos of the world.
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A querencia is a favorite place or area that one frequents as often as possible for any variety of reasons.
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As more sites are included, the feeling of querencia may be obscured.
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With some people, the querencia becomes an end in itself, and they may focus their collecting on only a single site or a few sites for years, or even a lifetime.
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The boy's querencia was an Indian campsite on the bank of the Colorado River in Texas.
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Most people have a querencia, the memory of which conjures up almost mystical feelings, even if it now exists only in their minds' eye.
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This is his querencia—his haunt.
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It is here, at one’s querencia, that the critical development of a person’s attitudes towards archaeological and other resources commonly takes place.
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For many artists, their studio becomes a querencia, a place where they feel most creative and at home.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where someone lives and feels they belong
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3.3
A situation where a person feels calm and in control with little stress
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2.9
A place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own house
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3.9
A place or memory that makes you feel calm and happy
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2.6
A feeling of ease and relaxation when you are at home
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3.0
A place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own house
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Querencia comes from the Spanish verb querer, which means 'to want' or 'to love'. So, a querencia is a place you 'want' to be because it feels safe and like yourself.