Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life
Chaval al hazman (חבל אל הזמן) Literally "shame on time"; referring to an amazing experience that you don't want to end Hebrew beauty happiness time
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Достолепие (dostolepiye) Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. Bulgarian beauty
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Recherché Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. French beauty attribute
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty




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