Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Innerer Schweinehund Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. German feeling life health
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Arbejdsglæde Literally "work happiness"; the feeling of happiness provoked by a satisfying job Danish work happiness feeling
Sankocha The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't Kannada feeling
Spleen Melancholy without apparent cause French feeling
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Voorpret That feeling of excitement you get even before an event actually takes place. Literally translates to “pre-fun.” Dutch happiness feeling exciting
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature
Ćeif A slow and silent enjoyment in someone or in something Bosnian positive feeling
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Te quiero Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. Spanish feeling
Mamihlapinatapai A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin Yaghan love feeling
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society
Vellichor The strange wistfulness of used bookshops English feeling
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse




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