Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Otium The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. Latin growth time habits
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
Enxebre Something pure and very authentic Galician positive attribute
Commuovere "Heartwarming,” but specifically refers to a story that moved you to tears Italian beauty interaction emotion
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Noniná Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. Spanish attribute measurement positive
Dugnad Communal work in a gathering for mutually accomplishing a task (ex: a knitting bee) Norwegian work society connection
Séanas A gap between the upper front teeth Irish physical attribute
Rashk-e-Qamar Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty Urdu beauty
Putzfimmel Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning German habits
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
A'ama Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another Hawaiian interaction
Umij se Splash water on your face Serbian physical action
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Üşenmek To be too lazy to do something Turkish energy
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Engili (ఎంగిలి) Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. Telugu adverse food
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
arumpu (அரும்பு) A bud, but specifically referring to the stage where it is just starting to bud Tamil nature
Sehnsucht Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. German philosophy reflection




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