Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection
chimak Chicken and beer Korean food
Opia the ambiguous intensity of eye-contact which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable. English society awareness
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Otium The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. Latin growth time habits
Camhanaich Half-light; early morning twilight Irish event nature
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Gogo It can mean desire, want, spirit or soul, but mainly it's a concept that explains the will of the soul. Basque feeling
Ayurnamat The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about events that cannot be changed Inuktitut philosophy
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Startijenn A kickstart/boost of energy; also denotes perseverance. Breton strength
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
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
Akihi The forgetfulness felt immediately after being given directions Hawaiian stress confusion travel
Hwyl A passion and fervour for a competitive event like a poetry reading or a rugby match that fills your entire body with a sense of belonging. Welsh emotion extreme
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
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
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
İmece The gathering of many people and doing the work of one person Turkish community
Koshatnik A dealer in stolen cats Russian adverse character work
Halyava (Халява) Getting something without working for it Russian luck positive work
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Bayanihan Mutual cooperation; when a burden is shared together with a positive attitude with a sense of camaraderie, the burden feels lighter. Tagalog community positive
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence




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