Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Eldsjäl | This noun is literally ‘fire-soul’, but the actual meaning is ‘enthusiast’ or ‘driving spirit’. | Swedish | strength | |
Cynefin | A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming | Welsh | nature feeling | |
Fika | Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues | Swedish | food friends | |
Tachiyomi | To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it | Japanese | society funny action | |
Pelinti | To move hot food around in your mouth | Buli | food | |
Sturmfrei | Having the house or flat to oneself | German | event | |
Mysa | Can mean "cosying up" or "to snuggle", but in braoder sense, it means to "have a nice and relaxed time" | Swedish | happiness time | |
Wabi-sabi | Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. | Japanese | beauty awareness | |
Schnickschnack | Items of little value; empty words that people may utter | German | adverse | |
Mbuki-mvuki | To shake off your clothes to dance more freely | Swahili | clothing music | |
Ngaobera | A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much | Pascuense | adverse action health | |
Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
Şikemperver | Someone who is very fond of eating and drinking | Turkish | food happiness | |
Trasnochar | To stay up all night | Spanish | life time event | |
Verschlimmbessern | Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it | German | action | |
Innerer Schweinehund | Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. | German | feeling life health | |
Vybafnout | To jump out and say "boo" | Czech | action funny surprise | |
Guddle | To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank | Scottish | action nature | |
Schlemiel | An inept, clumsy person | Yiddish | attribute funny | |
Gambiarra | A very poor or ugly but effective solution for a problem; to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material | Portuguese | creative | |
kataṟu (கதறு) | Helplessly shaking and crying | Tamil | action adverse | |
Rubatosis | The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat | English | physical health awareness | |
Aspaldiko! | Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. | Basque | surprise feeling | |
Philotimo | Love of honour | Greek | character | |
Ludus | playful love between children or casual lovers | Greek | love | |
Carpe Diem | Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. | Latin | positive | |
Aşermek | The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant | Turkish | food | |
Enxebre | Something pure and very authentic | Galician | positive attribute | |
Livsnjutare | Someone who loves life deeply | Swedish | love life beauty | |
Kokoro | A unity of mind and heart. | Japanese | awareness feeling |
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