Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Efkar The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. Turkish feeling adverse
Harkla The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat Swedish action
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". Tagalog action
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Fremdschämen To be embarrassed by something somebody else did German society thinking adverse
Werifesteria To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery English nature explore
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Chimuela a person lacking one or more teeth Spanish physical funny
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Dreich Especially of weather: dreary, bleak. For example, "a cold, dreich early April day" Scottish weather adverse
Ciğerparem Describe love to someone who is in the deepest part of his/her heart; refers to someone that you love as much as your own body. Turkish love connection
Að redda To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. Icelandic time
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
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
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Madrugada The time of day occurring between past midnight and early morning Spanish time measurement
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Pomicione A man who seizes any chance of being in close contact with a woman Italian attribute
(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
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Rauxa Sudden determination or action; rapture Catalan action strength
Bildung education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. German cultural
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Załatwić To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way Polish creative action
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family




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