Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Jijivisha The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living Hindi philosophy life awareness
Firgun (פירגון) Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. Hebrew happiness
Ḥôjônsô (һөйөнсө) Good news for which a reward is given Bashkir positive event
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Adronitis Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone English friends connection
Eldsjäl This noun is literally ‘fire-soul’, but the actual meaning is ‘enthusiast’ or ‘driving spirit’. Swedish strength
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
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
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness
Onsay Pretend to love Boro life
Anima Soul; spirit; breath; mind Latin positive awareness
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Kram The quality of snow that makes it moldable so that one make snow balls and snowmen. Norwegian nature attribute
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Querencia A place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home, the place where you are your most authentic self Spanish strength happiness character
Andria (ανδρεία) Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger Greek strength character
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
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
Salām (سلام) Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. Arabic positive
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. Greek awareness
Nehrotit to Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something Czech stress happiness
Verschlimmbesserung An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were German adverse
En plein air Outdoors; in the open air. French nature physical




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