Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Mysa | Can mean "cosying up" or "to snuggle", but in braoder sense, it means to "have a nice and relaxed time" | Swedish | happiness time | |
Gurfa | The amount of water that can be scooped up in a hand. | Arabic | measurement | |
sobremesa | After-dinner conversation | Spanish | food friends | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Mauri ora | The essence that animates humans | Nogay | character | |
L'esprit de l'escalier | Thinking of the perfect reply after the conversation is over. | French | friends interaction | |
Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute | |
Shuhari | A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". | Japanese | growth | |
Innerer Schweinehund | Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. | German | feeling life health | |
Döşek | Anything that you can use when you are laying down or sleeping | Turkish | physical | |
Unglücksrabe | An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) | German | luck adverse | |
Pochemuchka | A person who asks a lot of questions | Russian | friends attribute habits | |
Gretchenfrage | A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned | German | awareness connection | |
Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
Minestra riscaldata | Literally "heated soup"; something done again but never as good as the first time it happened. Alternative to cavoli riscaldati (heated cabbage) | Italian | attribute | |
Engili (ఎంగిలి) | Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. | Telugu | adverse food | |
Trennungsagentur | Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up | German | action | |
Shlep | To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road | Yiddish | physical action | |
Kuuki Yomenai | "Cannot read the air” and jokingly applies to people who struggle to read social situations | Japanese | connection confusion | |
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 | |
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) | excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. | Greek | awareness | |
Abendrot | The colour of the sky when the sun is setting | German | nature beauty | |
Jein | Yes and no | German | attribute measurement | |
Andria (ανδρεία) | Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger | Greek | strength character | |
Dreikäsehoch | A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another | German | measurement food | |
Pisan Zapra | The time needed to eat a banana | Malay | time measurement food | |
Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive | |
Noniná | Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. | Spanish | attribute measurement positive | |
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 | |
Nenna | Not having the will to do something | Icelandic | energy strength |
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