Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Amaeru To seek affection through doing things like clinging or pleading Japanese persistence
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Nodus tollens The realization that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore. English philosophy awareness life
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Goya (گویا) The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling Urdu surprise
Angushti za'id Someone with six fingers Persian physical
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Majime (真面目) Reliable, responsible, diligent; seriousness, formality. Japanese society attribute
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Rizq Life's provision of account. Often used in daily speech when someone wasn’t able to achieve something, it wasn’t in their Rizq. Urdu philosophy connection
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Muskelkater Charley horse ("muscle cat") German physical
Qiang jingtou The fight by a cameraman to get a better vantage point Chinese creative art visual
Nakakapag pabagabag Something that brings about excessive anxiety or restlessness for a period of time; something that is making you nervous Tagalog stress feeling awareness
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Kos Cosiness, warmth, intimacy; kose as a verb; koselig as an adjective. Norwegian attribute
Pomicione A man who seizes any chance of being in close contact with a woman Italian attribute
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Mātauranga The comprehension, or understanding of the universe Nogay awareness thinking reflection
Entzuterre A distance that allows you to listen to another conversation Basque interaction
Nadryv When a person releases intimate, deeply hidden feelings, sometimes that do not truly exist; imaginary, excessively exaggerated and distorted feelings Russian emotion extreme
Han Sorrow, regret, grief, resentment, "a dull ache of the soul", yet passive and not revenge seeking; waiting for the injustice to be righted Korean society persistence adverse
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action




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