Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Ta'arof (تعارف) The complicated set of niceties and social rules to be observed as a form of good manners and proper etiquette Persian society interaction
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Qarrtsiluni Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you Iñupiaq awareness thinking reflection
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
A'ama Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another Hawaiian interaction
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
Paasa A person who leads someone on (intentionally or not). Appearing as if they are genuinely interested romantically when they aren’t Tagalog adverse interaction awareness
Sisu Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity Finnish growth strength
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Rire dans sa barbe To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened French funny reflection action
Goya (گویا) The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling Urdu surprise
Ser/Estar The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' Spanish attribute
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Tokimeku A sudden flutter in your heart, or that feeling of inspiration if you’re anticipating something Japanese feeling exciting
Noniná Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. Spanish attribute measurement positive
Taraadin A happy solution for everyone Arabic happiness society
Cynefin A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming Welsh nature feeling
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Charmolypi "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. Greek happiness adverse philosophy
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society
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
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative




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