Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
Engili (ఎంగిలి) | Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. | Telugu | adverse food | |
Ngaobera | A slight inflammation of the throat caused by screaming too much | Pascuense | adverse action health | |
Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
S’encoubler | To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something | French | physical event adverse | |
Qì (氣) | Lit. air, breath; ‘life force/energy’. | Chinese | health awareness | |
Hoʻoponopono | Mutual forgiveness. | Hawaiian | connection character emotion | |
Pulesveis | Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex | Norwegian | physical | |
Hikikomori | When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society | Japanese | habits society | |
Adroit | Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. | French | attribute | |
Sirimiri | Weak and constant rain; stronger than a mist but less than a shower. | Basque | weather physical | |
Gurfa | The amount of water that can be scooped up in a hand. | Arabic | measurement | |
Lítost | Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. | Czech | adverse awareness fate | |
Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute | |
Greng-jai | The feeling of not wanting to impose | Thai | feeling society | |
Yugen | A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. | Japanese | beauty awareness philosophy | |
Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
Sawubona | A greeting that means “I see you, you are important to me and I value you” | Zulu | connection respect | |
arumpu (அரும்பு) | A bud, but specifically referring to the stage where it is just starting to bud | Tamil | nature | |
Mauerbauertraurigkeit | The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. | German | friends habits | |
Konfliktfähigkeit | the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. | German | growth | |
Cynefin | A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming | Welsh | nature feeling | |
Rhwe | To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked | Tsonga | funny event | |
Lus | Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. | Afrikaans | adverse | |
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) | destiny, fate, necessity. | Greek | awareness | |
desenrascanço | the ability to find improvised solutions to problems | Portuguese | strength attribute life | |
Empalagoso | Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. | Spanish | food adverse change | |
Durcheinander | Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition | German | adverse | |
Friluftsliv | “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature | Norwegian | nature health | |
Sud’ba (судьба). | Fate, destiny, fortune | Russian | fate change life |
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