Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Volya (Воля) | "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape | Russian | nature beauty | |
Abhisar (অভিসার) | Lit. 'going towards'; a meeting (often secret) between lovers / partners. | Bengali | love event | |
Kenjataimu | "wise man's time": The post-orgasmic period when a man's thoughts are no longer impaired by his sexual drive; he is thus likened to a "sage" of clear mind | Japanese | awareness | |
Wasuremono | Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. | Japanese | adverse habits | |
Mimoso | Said of something that enjoys being pampered or shown affection | Spanish | attribute love | |
Vorfreude | The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures | German | time awareness happiness | |
Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
Iktsuarpok | The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. | Inuktitut | awareness persistence feeling | |
Pantoffelheld | Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife | German | family interaction | |
chimak | Chicken and beer | Korean | food | |
Hammajang | "All messed up" | Hawaiian | adverse | |
Abhayamudrâ (अभय मुद्रा) | The gesture (e.g., in Hindu and Buddhist iconography) of fearlessness, protection, and/or peace; involves the palms facing outwards, and the fingers extending upwards. | Sanskrit | strength | |
Ninot | A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. | Valencian | attribute | |
Ludus | playful love between children or casual lovers | Greek | love | |
Qì zhì (氣质) | Quality of character, disposition, style, charm, attractiveness, magnetism. | Chinese | attribute positive | |
Seijaku (静寂) | Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). | Japanese | awareness beauty | |
Viitsima | To overcome laziness as the last or only obstacle to do something. | Estonian | persistence strength | |
Házisárkány | Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse | Hungarian | family stress adverse | |
Pragma | longtime love, such as in long marriages | Greek | love family | |
Adronitis | Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone | English | friends connection | |
Te (德) | Virtue; morality; integrity; inner power. | Chinese | strength | |
Kuidare | To eat yourself into backruptcy | Japanese | food funny | |
Abendrot | The colour of the sky when the sun is setting | German | nature beauty | |
Vabba | To be at home with the kids | Swedish | family | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Goya (گویا) | The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling | Urdu | surprise | |
Akrasia | When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. | Greek | philosophy attribute | |
Culaccino | The mark left on the table by a cold glass | Italian | physical food | |
Sitzfleisch | Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task | German | strength growth | |
Umay | Gettiing tired of a certain food | Tagalog | food |
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