Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Anteayer The day before yesteraday Spanish measurement
Fanaa (فناء) Used in a romantic, and spiritual sense. It could also mean breaking free, escaping ego, dying while your material body hasn’t Urdu fate love
Fargin To wholeheartedly appreciate the success of others Yiddish empathy happiness connection
Þetta reddast it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). Icelandic fate
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Capicua A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers Catalan measurement
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
Uzsonna A meal between lunch and dinner Hungarian food time
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Vaitherichal The feeling that you get when someone has something that you lack, however you are not jealous, yet instead feel as though they should not possess that because you don't Tamil adverse thinking
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Nepenthe Something that helps you forget grief or suffering Greek growth strength
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Noniná Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. Spanish attribute measurement positive
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Fensterln To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her German love action persistence
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Metanoia The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life English growth change
Siftah First sale of the day for merchant Turkish event
Verschlimmbesserung An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were German adverse
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Sophrosyne A healthy state of mind, characterized by self-control, moderation, and a deep awareness of one's true self, and resulting in one's true happiness. Greek awareness happiness reflection




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