ARBEJDSGLÆDE

Arbejdsglæde (pronounced “ah-bides-glull”), noun, a word that encapsulates the Danish attitude to work. From arbejde, the Danish for “work,” and glæde, the word for “happiness,” it literally means “happiness at work”—something that’s essential to living the good life for Scandinavians. The word exists exclusively in Nordic languages and the concept doesn’t appear to be in force anywhere else in the world.