Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Qarrtsiluni Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you Iñupiaq awareness thinking reflection
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
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
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Umay Gettiing tired of a certain food Tagalog food
Firgun (פירגון) Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. Hebrew happiness
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Schulbildend Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. German growth philosophy
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) Revenge bedtime procrastination Chinese emotion
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Üşenmek To be too lazy to do something Turkish energy
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Xeitoso Something well done or someone who does some particular thing well. Also someone who looks put together. A person has (or has not) "xeito" (is "xeitoso", or not) at doing something when he does something properly. Galician character
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
Uitbuiken Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. Dutch food action
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Raspafiestas An adjective to describe a person who doesn't go until the party is over. Spanish habits attribute friends
Gemes The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute Indonesian funny emotion
Halyava (Халява) Getting something without working for it Russian luck positive work
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Löyly The steam that rises from the sauna heater when water is thrown on it Finnish physical
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Yoisho A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. Japanese event physical work




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