Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Schnapsidee | An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober | German | thinking change | |
Hiraeth | A deep longing for home | Welsh | reflection feeling | |
Desus | The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly | Indonesian | sound funny action | |
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) | Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. | Greek | society | |
Ninot | A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. | Valencian | attribute | |
Pretoogjes | Lit. 'fun eyes'; the twinkling eyes of someone engaging in benign mischief or fun. | Dutch | attribute phsyical | |
Riposo | Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. | Italian | event society | |
Pekopeko | Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner | Japanese | physical action | |
Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action | |
Charmolypi | "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. | Greek | happiness adverse philosophy | |
Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute | |
Duende | The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person | Spanish | art feeling emotion | |
Geis | Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. | Irish | change fate | |
Waldeinsamkeit | The feeling of solitude in the woods | German | nature beauty | |
Werifesteria | To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery | English | nature explore | |
Chingada | An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you | Spanish | funny adverse character | |
Dayenu | "It would have been enough" | Hebrew | reflection | |
Chutzpah | Insolence, cheek, audacity. Commonly used to describe someone when they have crossed the line of acceptable behavior | Yiddish | extreme | |
Avspasere | To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). | Norwegian | society time | |
Tuntuvar | The day before a wedding | Nogay | time event | |
Mokita | The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. | Kilivila | awareness thinking society | |
Latah | Uncontrollable habit of saying embarrassing things | Indonesian | habits | |
Onsay | Pretend to love | Boro | life | |
Xiao xiao | The whistling and pattering of rain or wind | Chinese | nature beauty sound | |
Tempus fugit | Time flies, flees, escapes. | Latin | time | |
Avoir la molle | A listless unwillingness to do any work | French | adverse | |
Overskud | Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). | Danish | attribute | |
Greng-jai | The feeling of not wanting to impose | Thai | feeling society | |
Shemomechama (შემომეჭამა) | To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. | Georgian | food |