Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Vergüenza ajena Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others Spanish adverse feeling
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Zeitgeist The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. German time society
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Engili (ఎంగిలి) Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. Telugu adverse food
L’ecole stratim (לאכול סרטים) Literally "to eat motives"; describing a person that loves drama Yiddish extreme interaction
Acedia Lack of concern over your spiritual life or "mental sloth" Greek emotion religion
Onsay Pretend to love Boro life
Talaka Every member of a neighborhood getting together to do a work for free for a poor member of their community Nogay community connection
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Guddle To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank Scottish action nature
Nuchshlepper Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on Yiddish awareness adverse persistence
Tuntuvar The day before a wedding Nogay time event
Séanas A gap between the upper front teeth Irish physical attribute
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
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




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