Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Goya (گویا) | The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling | Urdu | surprise | |
Buksvåger | Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman | Swedish | physical | |
desenrascanço | the ability to find improvised solutions to problems | Portuguese | strength attribute life | |
Jafjafa (جفجفة) | The sound of new clothes. | Arabic | attribute life | |
Crapoter | verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. | French | health action society | |
Moriturism | The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth | English | awareness philosophy life | |
uḷaṟu (உளறு) | To say something that should not be or to say somethng nonsensical or unrelated | Tamil | awareness adverse | |
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 | |
Shibui | Old school cool | Japanese | attribute | |
Kuidare | To eat yourself into backruptcy | Japanese | food funny | |
Bimyou | Not bad, or "meh" | Japanese | attribute | |
Moledro | A feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you'll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away | English | awareness connection | |
Mahalo | Thankfulness, appreciation, and gratitude as a way of living | Hawaiian | positive | |
Werifesteria | To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery | English | nature explore | |
Yoisho | A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. | Japanese | event physical work | |
Schlemiel | An inept, clumsy person | Yiddish | attribute funny | |
Tampo | Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly | Tagalog | adverse emotion | |
Verklempt | Completely overcome with emotion | Yiddish | emotion | |
Durcheinander | Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition | German | adverse | |
Kummerspeck | Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") | German | food adverse habits | |
Gökotta | To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing | Swedish | nature beauty | |
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu | Favorably, please. | Japanese | positive | |
Retrouvailles | Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). | French | friends family | |
Muskelkater | Charley horse ("muscle cat") | German | physical | |
Lus | Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. | Afrikaans | adverse | |
tuḷir (துளிர்) | Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness | Tamil | attribute beauty | |
Morgenfrisk | Feeling rested after a good night's sleep | Danish | health physical | |
kaṟpu (கற்பு) | Determination to chastity, even in the face of adversity | Tamil | strength | |
Ramé | Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time | Indonesian | life attribute | |
Mencomot | Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. | Indonesian | action funny |
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