Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Fremdschämen | To be embarrassed by something somebody else did | German | society thinking adverse | |
Ubuntu | A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. | Zulu | beauty character awareness | |
Bildung | education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. | German | cultural | |
Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
Desenrascar | An informal word that means the act of figuring out things | Portuguese | thinking growth | |
Zugzwang | To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage | German | action interaction philosophy | |
tuḷir (துளிர்) | Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness | Tamil | attribute beauty | |
Philotimo | Love of honour | Greek | character | |
Queesting | Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk | Dutch | love action event | |
Débrouillardise | Quality of someone who is resourceful and lives with the ability to creatively improvise; someone who can make do and solve problems without much | French | creative | |
Sayang | Describes when you've wasted an opportunity | Tagalog | adverse reflection | |
Formacja | A state of mind and its own culture of a generation | Polish | society change | |
Nementia | Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin | English | feeling adverse | |
Apomakrysmenophobia | The sudden fear that the relationships you posses are shallow or lack depth | English | thinking connection trust | |
Mamihlapinatapai | A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin | Yaghan | love feeling | |
Wú jí (無極) | Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. | Chinese | measurement | |
Te quiero | Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. | Spanish | feeling | |
Dreikäsehoch | A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another | German | measurement food | |
kataṟu (கதறு) | Helplessly shaking and crying | Tamil | action adverse | |
Schilderwald | Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost | German | stress confusion | |
Fisselig | Being flustered to the point of incompetence | German | stress | |
Retrouvailles | Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). | French | friends family | |
Schlemiel | An inept, clumsy person | Yiddish | attribute funny | |
Erinmek | Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick | Nogay | adverse | |
Eshaku | A slight bow of around 15 degrees | Japanese | physical action | |
Að redda | To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. | Icelandic | time | |
Ta'arof (تعارف) | The complicated set of niceties and social rules to be observed as a form of good manners and proper etiquette | Persian | society interaction | |
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 | |
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 | |
Półtora | Specific word for one and a half of something | Polish | measurement |
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