Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay adverse
Sabhsaí Someone who works outside no matter how bad the weather is Irish work persistence
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Dreich Especially of weather: dreary, bleak. For example, "a cold, dreich early April day" Scottish weather adverse
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Consuegro Father in law of your son Spanish family
Odnoliub Someone who has only one love in his or her life; someone who is capable of loving only one at a time Russian love fate
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Efkar The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. Turkish feeling adverse
Zeg The day after tomorrow Georgian time measurement
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering Yiddish empathy connection
Friluftsliv “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature Norwegian nature health
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Ignōrāmus Lit. ‘we do not know’ (e.g., the spirit of scientific enquiry), or ‘we take no notice of’ (used in legal contexts, e.g., when deemed evidence to be inadmissible). Latin philosophy growth
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection
Skare A thin layer of ice on top of snow Swedish physical nature
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Nutro (Нутро) Something that governs your inner being; your core Russian strength character
Pomicione A man who seizes any chance of being in close contact with a woman Italian attribute
Insouciant Free from worry, concern, or anxiety English positive
Tokimeku A sudden flutter in your heart, or that feeling of inspiration if you’re anticipating something Japanese feeling exciting
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food
Ayurnamat The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about events that cannot be changed Inuktitut philosophy
Xeitoso Something well done or someone who does some particular thing well. Also someone who looks put together. A person has (or has not) "xeito" (is "xeitoso", or not) at doing something when he does something properly. Galician character




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