anominy

The state of not having a word for a concept
1) Man, there's a great word for that in Swahili, but there's no word for it in English. We need to come up with a new word to take care of this anominy.

2) I had this great idea, but it was totally anominous, so I made up a word for it.
by Ron Blum April 21, 2006
mugGet the anominymug.

anomia

The inability to retrieve the word for a concept
Dammit, what's that thing called again? I know it--it's on the tip of my tongue. Argh, my anomia is acting up again.
by Ron Blum April 21, 2006
mugGet the anomiamug.

anominy

“Taking pleasure in the misfortune of others” was an anominy in English, so the German word “ schadenfreude” had to be borrowed.
by Ron Blum November 14, 2019
mugGet the anominymug.