Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Ja nee | Directly "Yes, No", but often used when there is nothing else to say, or one is stumped. | Afrikaans | confusion | |
Trasnochar | To stay up all night | Spanish | life time event | |
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 | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Lagom | Not too much and not too little | Swedish | measurement | |
Frustfressen | Excessive eating because of frustration | German | food adverse habits | |
Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
Luftmensch | Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer | Yiddish | attribute | |
Capicua | A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers | Catalan | measurement | |
Offing | The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future | English | nature beauty | |
Glückspilz | A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") | German | positive | |
Limerence | the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. | English | emotion love | |
Frostbeule | Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") | German | attribute friends | |
Angushti za'id | Someone with six fingers | Persian | physical | |
Opia | the ambiguous intensity of eye-contact which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable. | English | society awareness | |
Janteloven | Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual | Norwegian | society positive interaction | |
Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
Rauxa | Sudden determination or action; rapture | Catalan | action strength | |
Tüddelig | Sweet, elderly, and senile | German | character | |
Acoy | Something that is either very positive or negative | Indonesian | positive measurement | |
Wú jí (無極) | Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. | Chinese | measurement | |
Dygn | Day and night; 24 hours | Swedish | measurement | |
Avoir la molle | A listless unwillingness to do any work | French | adverse | |
Rhwe | To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked | Tsonga | funny event | |
Être dépaysé | To be in an environment you're not used to | French | change society awareness | |
Akrasia | When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. | Greek | philosophy attribute | |
Rire dans sa barbe | To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened | French | funny reflection action | |
Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
Kulturbärare | Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. | Swedish | cultural | |
Metanoia | The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life | English | growth change |
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