Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Tízórai A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" Hungarian food time
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Kafkaesque Having bizarre of illogical quality English attribute
Retrouvailles Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). French friends family
Sielvartas Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment Lithuanian adverse thinking emotion
Qualunquismo Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society Italian society
Bon vivant Someone who enjoys and appreciates the good life. French positive happiness
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth
Nonina Andalusian expression of three negations to say yes but with a certain touch, as if wanting to mean that this is not even doubted. Spanish cultural
Strikhedonia The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" English positive
Vipāka (विपाक) Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. Sanskrit growth
Madrugada The time of day occurring between past midnight and early morning Spanish time measurement
Énouement The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. French awareness philosophy
Rehepaplus A kind of entrepreneurialism that mustn't always have the moral high ground. Clever, sometimes at the expense of others and their stupidity. The word can be used as both a positive (quick thinker) as a negative (scammer). Estonian character attribute
Gluggaveður "Window Weather" i.e. weather that is nice to look at through a window but not nice to be out in Icelandic weather visual
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Propuh A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. Bosnian adverse physical
Víðsýni A panoramic view; open-mindedness. Icelandic visual
Erkelmek Teasing someone with repeating what they say Nogay interaction funny
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. Hebrew positive
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate




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