FEATURED NEOLOGISM:

The Romanian word BINIȘTE, a blend of the adverb “bine” ‘well’ and the noun “liniște” ‘silence; peacefulness’, won an online contest aimed at finding a native equivalent for the Danish “hygge”. Although several writers were invited to propose words, the most-voted option came from the public. “Biniște” designates a state of mind characterized by calmness and composure, as well as the ability of a specific object or moment to cause this feeling. Source: https://hygge.storia.ro/biniste/ (in Romanian).
The organizers of the contest published a book dedicated to the ways for achieving “biniște” (“Cărticica de biniște”, Nemira Publishing House, 2021).
Despite the popular support during the competition, the word’s circulation remains limited.

Monica Vasileanu holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Bucharest. Specializing in lexicology, etymology, and language contact, she is currently an editor of The Etymological Dictionary of Romanian (DELR) and The Explanatory Dictionary of Romanian (DEX). She has led a grant on lexical blends and has participated in projects dedicated to Anglicisms, language processing and linguistic corpora.