Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Startijenn | A kickstart/boost of energy; also denotes perseverance. | Breton | strength | |
Anchorage | The desire to make time stand still | English | time | |
Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
Limerence | the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. | English | emotion love | |
Karelu | The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight | Tulu | physical | |
Zažitjsja (зажиться) | To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead | Russian | death adverse | |
Eunoia (εὔνοια) | A well-mind; beautiful thinking | Greek | beauty thinking | |
desenrascanço | the ability to find improvised solutions to problems | Portuguese | strength attribute life | |
Faamiti | The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child | Samoan | sound | |
Yokomeshi | Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language | Japanese | stress feeling awareness | |
Pålegg | Anything that you can put in a sandwich | Norwegian | food | |
Nostalgie de la boue | A yearning for degradation, depravity, or other crude/base aspects of life, literally "a yearning for mud" | French | feeling | |
Ǩuẓlanyu | To marry a divorced woman | Bashkir | family attribute | |
Bayanihan | Mutual cooperation; when a burden is shared together with a positive attitude with a sense of camaraderie, the burden feels lighter. | Tagalog | community positive | |
Sensizlik | the state and the concept of being without you, not having you | Turkish | feeling love | |
Empalagoso | Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. | Spanish | food adverse change | |
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) | excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. | Greek | awareness | |
Kæk | Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. | Danish | attribute | |
Wabi-sabi | Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. | Japanese | beauty awareness | |
Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive | |
Kenshō (見性) | Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. | Japanese | awareness growth | |
Avos' | Doing something without planning, without putting in much effort, yet counting on success | Russian | luck | |
Sehnsucht | Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. | German | philosophy reflection | |
Nja | Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. | Swedish | measurement | |
Otium | The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. | Latin | growth time habits | |
inssa | Short word of insider = trendy people who catch up with the trends | Korean | society | |
Kusukusu | The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women | Japanese | sound friends funny | |
La douleur exquise | The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have | French | feeling awareness love | |
Zindabad | A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" | Urdu | life interaction | |
Beschaulich | Quiet, pensive; living a simple life; pleasantly contemplative, unhurried in a fashion that inspires mental well-being. | German | positive |
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