Touchstone: something which serves as a connection to or tangible reminder of a relationship or past experience. (Actual definition: something which measures or proves something's quality.)
Diffident: ...sort of... politely unconcerned? The next best word I can think of is "nonchalant" but there's a different connotation at work. (Actual definition: hesitant due to lack of self-confidence, shy. Also reserved, which I suppose is a little closer to what I thought it meant but still not really at all the same thing.)
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Date: 2009-07-27 08:21 pm (UTC)Diffident: ...sort of... politely unconcerned? The next best word I can think of is "nonchalant" but there's a different connotation at work. (Actual definition: hesitant due to lack of self-confidence, shy. Also reserved, which I suppose is a little closer to what I thought it meant but still not really at all the same thing.)