Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Volta During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street Greek time physical nature
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Kenshō (見性) Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. Japanese awareness growth
Zugzwang To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage German action interaction philosophy
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Papakata To have one leg shorter than the other Māori physical
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling
Sirimiri Weak and constant rain; stronger than a mist but less than a shower. Basque weather physical
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Firgun (פירגון) Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. Hebrew happiness
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature
Numinous Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted - the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed an inspired English beauty emotion
Friluftsliv “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature Norwegian nature health
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Turnbeutelvergesser Literally "sportsbag", but often used for a pupil that forgets their gym bag. German funny
Kertek The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot Malay sound nature
Harkla The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat Swedish action
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy




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