Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Oodal Overly exaggerated, fake anger that follows a lovers’ quarrel Tamil love event feeling
Acoy Something that is either very positive or negative Indonesian positive measurement
Guān xì (關係) Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. Chinese society friends
Rauxa Sudden determination or action; rapture Catalan action strength
Layogenic Good looking from a distance Tagalog visual
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Philia "highest form of love"; deep love between friends, brotherly love Greek love friends
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Gongoozler A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. English action nature
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Mysig To describe anything with an unexpectedly relaxing vibe Swedish positive
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion
Guddle To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank Scottish action nature
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Qiang jingtou The fight by a cameraman to get a better vantage point Chinese creative art visual
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Rudenėja The transition from summer to fall, used to describe all the processes during the change of the seasons, for example leaves changing the colour, constant rain, etc. Lithuanian beauty change
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Avos' Doing something without planning, without putting in much effort, yet counting on success Russian luck
Ćeif A slow and silent enjoyment in someone or in something Bosnian positive feeling
Vaitherichal The feeling that you get when someone has something that you lack, however you are not jealous, yet instead feel as though they should not possess that because you don't Tamil adverse thinking
Vemödalen The fear that everything has already been done. For example: the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist. English philosophy awareness art
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance German adverse attribute interaction
Muskelkater Charley horse ("muscle cat") German physical




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