Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ja nee Directly "Yes, No", but often used when there is nothing else to say, or one is stumped. Afrikaans confusion
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Ikigai A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. Japanese growth happiness
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). Japanese nature event
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Vorführeffekt When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. German funny event
Carpe Diem Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. Latin positive
Harkla The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat Swedish action
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Apapachar Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad Spanish action
Boketto (ぼけっと) gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). Japanese
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
Weemoed Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). Dutch adverse growth
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Duende The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person Spanish art feeling emotion
Engili (ఎంగిలి) Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. Telugu adverse food
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive
Nehrotit to Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something Czech stress happiness
Nepenthe Something that helps you forget grief or suffering Greek growth strength
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection




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