Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Parea A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. Greek friends philosophical
Hüzün Originally pain and sorrow over a loss, but also can mean melancholy associated with a sense of failure in life and a gloomy feeling that things will likely get worse. Turkish adverse emotion
Tampo Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly Tagalog adverse emotion
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Ninot A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. Valencian attribute
Rè nào (熱鬧) Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. Chinese positive music
Dørstokkmila The longest mile between your cozy couch in your fireplace-candlelight-cabin-hygge and the door threshold. It would be "door-threshold-mile", loosely translated Norwegian nature
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Wei-wu-wei "Action without action" or effortless doing; conscious non-action; the deliberate and principled decision to do nothing for a reason. Chinese action life
Yakamoz The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water Turkish nature beauty
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Nadryv When a person releases intimate, deeply hidden feelings, sometimes that do not truly exist; imaginary, excessively exaggerated and distorted feelings Russian emotion extreme
Qualunquismo Political apathy; people who really don’t care very much about politics and related issues in society Italian society
Dhakkann "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way Hindi adverse awareness
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Desir The sound of sand driven by the wind Malay sound nature
Baadastoor Unaltered, or unchanged, for something that is habitual Urdu change habits
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Załatwić To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way Polish creative action
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Rauxa Sudden determination or action; rapture Catalan action strength
Ayurnamat The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about events that cannot be changed Inuktitut philosophy
Yokomeshi Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language Japanese stress feeling awareness
Urkn Similar to Siwon but has a greater depth in taste. Literally derived from "face-chilling spicy" Usually used to describe heavier stews than word "siwon" Korean food taste
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse




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