悩ましい

なやましい · nayamashii · JLPT N1 · noun

languid

🌹 悩む (to worry) + ましい = causing worry, hence alluring or melancholic

Built from 悩む (nayamu, to worry or agonize) plus the adjective suffix ましい. Something that troubles the heart can feel sultry and seductive, or wistful and languid.

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