Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Xíng qì (行氣) Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. Chinese growth awareness strength
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Beau geste A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance French action
Strikhedonia The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" English positive
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Dugnad Communal work in a gathering for mutually accomplishing a task (ex: a knitting bee) Norwegian work society connection
Packesel The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip German travel physical
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Dadirri Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. Ngangiwumirr awareness
Tretår A second refill or “threefill” of coffee Swedish measurement food
Gemba The real place'; in business it refers to the real place where value is created, such as the factory floor. Instead of depending on hierarchy, the people who are closest to what's happening make decisions. Ie: the more hands-on knowledge a decision-maker has, the better their decision will be. Japanese work cultural
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Filotimo A friend of honour, but it also implies dignity, pride, sacrifice and respect Greek character friends
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Rashk-e-Qamar Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty Urdu beauty
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Vergangenheitsbewältigung Coping with the past German reflection growth
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
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Gaupasa Spend the whole night partying until the early morning of the next day. Basque interaction exciting
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty




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