Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
| Ehvenişer | When choosing between bad things, the lesser of two evils. | Turkish | philosophy | |
| Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár | Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity | Hungarian | life fate exciting | |
| Noniná | Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. | Spanish | attribute measurement positive | |
| L'appel du vide | Describes the instinctive urge to jump from high places | French | habits physical | |
| Mu (無) | Not one, not zero, not yes, not no | Japanese | measurement | |
| Seijaku (静寂) | Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). | Japanese | awareness beauty | |
| Schlimazel | A chronically unlucky person | Yiddish | attribute adverse | |
| Levensgenieter | Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted | Dutch | life happiness positive | |
| Agape | selfless love to all, universal loving kindness | Greek | love connection | |
| L'esprit de l'escalier | Thinking of the perfect reply after the conversation is over. | French | friends interaction | |
| Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
| Schnapsdrossel | A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk | German | food habits | |
| Didis | To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night | Indonesian | physical adverse | |
| Badkruka | Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? | Swedish | funny nature explore | |
| Dor | The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love | Romanian | love adverse | |
| 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 | |
| Friluftsliv | “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature | Norwegian | nature health | |
| Sankocha | The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't | Kannada | feeling | |
| Formacja | A state of mind and its own culture of a generation | Polish | society change | |
| Chutzpah | Insolence, cheek, audacity. Commonly used to describe someone when they have crossed the line of acceptable behavior | Yiddish | extreme | |
| Avoir la molle | A listless unwillingness to do any work | French | adverse | |
| Philotimo (φιλότιμο) | The inner impulse to act well and in alignment with the moral virtues that represent one's own society and upbringing | Greek | society character family | |
| Frischluftfanatiker | literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air | German | nature | |
| Pochemuchka | A person who asks a lot of questions | Russian | friends attribute habits | |
| Resfeber | Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. | Swedish | travel physical | |
| Drachenfutter | A gift to your significant other as a form of apology | German | love feeling | |
| Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine | The longest word in Turkish, meaning, ‘It's as though you are from those whom we may not be able to easily make into a maker of unsucessful ones.’ | Turkish | attribute | |
| Rubatosis | The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat | English | physical health awareness | |
| Adronitis | Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone | English | friends connection |
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