Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Lachesism | The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire | English | thinking life fate | |
Tinga | Particles of food left between teeth | Tagalog | food physical | |
Ohrwurm | A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") | German | life music | |
Tokimeki ときめき | Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience | Japanese | emotion feeling happiness | |
Njuta | to deeply enjoy, to profoundly appreciate. | Swedish | positive | |
Gula | Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). | Spanish | adverse | |
Madrugada | The time of day occurring between past midnight and early morning | Spanish | time measurement | |
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 | |
Durcheinander | Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition | German | adverse | |
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) | To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. | Georgian | food | |
Tatemae & Honne | The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) | Japanese | feeling reflection character | |
Weemoed | Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). | Dutch | adverse growth | |
Selcouth | Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. | English | attribute | |
Raspafiestas | An adjective to describe a person who doesn't go until the party is over. | Spanish | habits attribute friends | |
Jouska | A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head | English | thinking | |
Adroit | Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. | French | attribute | |
Sielvartas | Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment | Lithuanian | adverse thinking emotion | |
Cavoli riscaldati | Literally "reheated cabbage"; When you attempt to start up a failed relationship or love affair | Italian | love event persistence | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Mono no aware | The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. | Japanese | beauty | |
Kæk | Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. | Danish | attribute | |
Aduantas | Describes the angst that comes with being in an unfamiliar place and among unfamiliar people | Irish | stress change | |
Ennui | A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do | English | adverse feeling | |
Yokomeshi | Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language | Japanese | stress feeling awareness | |
Kuidare | To eat yourself into backruptcy | Japanese | food funny | |
Schnapsidee | An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober | German | thinking change | |
Mencolek | The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them | Indonesian | funny friends action | |
Hiraeth | A deep longing for home | Welsh | reflection feeling | |
Kokoro | A unity of mind and heart. | Japanese | awareness feeling | |
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) | bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). | Japanese | nature event |
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