Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocambolesco | Stunning action that requires extreme audacity; literally means "there's no need" as in "there's no need to thank you" | Italian | extreme surprise | |
| Nonina | Andalusian expression of three negations to say yes but with a certain touch, as if wanting to mean that this is not even doubted. | Spanish | cultural | |
| Zuihitsu (随筆) | Literally, “running brush”. A genre of Japanese literature; authors write what’s top of mind and follow their random thoughts. The genre is more personal than performative and gives the reader an intimate look at the inner workings of the writer’s mind. | Japanese | writing creative | |
| Gogo | It can mean desire, want, spirit or soul, but mainly it's a concept that explains the will of the soul. | Basque | feeling | |
| Pretoogjes | Lit. 'fun eyes'; the twinkling eyes of someone engaging in benign mischief or fun. | Dutch | attribute phsyical | |
| Anecdoche | A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. | English | friends life | |
| Paasa | A person who leads someone on (intentionally or not). Appearing as if they are genuinely interested romantically when they aren’t | Tagalog | adverse interaction awareness | |
| Apapachar | Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad | Spanish | action | |
| Angushti za'id | Someone with six fingers | Persian | physical | |
| Jafjafa (جفجفة) | The sound of new clothes. | Arabic | attribute life | |
| Załatwić | To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way | Polish | creative action | |
| Tuntuvar | The day before a wedding | Nogay | time event | |
| Adronitis | Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone | English | friends connection | |
| Camhanaich | Half-light; early morning twilight | Irish | event nature | |
| Culaccino | The mark left on the table by a cold glass | Italian | physical food | |
| Nadryv (Надрыв) | Literally means "to tear or break", but can also mean the inner tension of someone who is about to break | Russian | stress emotion | |
| Fingerspitzengefühl | Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse | German | feeling | |
| Þetta reddast | it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). | Icelandic | fate | |
| Rabharta | A spring tide | Irish | nature | |
| Aşermek | The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant | Turkish | food | |
| Dépayser | Disorientation; not necessarily unpleasant (e.g., a pleasant sense of strangeness from being in a foreign country). | French | change feeling | |
| Kabelsalat | Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" | German | funny physical | |
| Razbliuto | The feeling for someone you used to love but no longer do | Russian | love change awareness | |
| Viraag | The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love | Hindi | emotion love connection | |
| Zechpreller | Someone who leaves without paying the bill. | German | adverse event friends | |
| Commuovere | "Heartwarming,” but specifically refers to a story that moved you to tears | Italian | beauty interaction emotion | |
| Zhaghzhagh | The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage | Tamil | adverse action physical | |
| Rè nào (熱鬧) | Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. | Chinese | positive music | |
| Biritululo | The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute | Kiriwani | food thinking | |
| Levensgenieter | Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted | Dutch | life happiness positive |
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