Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Retrouvailles Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). French friends family
Abhayamudrâ (अभय मुद्रा) The gesture (e.g., in Hindu and Buddhist iconography) of fearlessness, protection, and/or peace; involves the palms facing outwards, and the fingers extending upwards. Sanskrit strength
Querencia A place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home, the place where you are your most authentic self Spanish strength happiness character
Mulaltsag From a von Neumann biography: "It is not a party, it is not a feast, it is not even an orgy; it is simply the spontaneous combustion of a bunch of people having a good time." Hungarian exciting community
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
L'appel du vide Describes the instinctive urge to jump from high places French habits physical
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Seny Common sense, is a form of ancestral Catalan wisdom or sensibleness. It involves well-pondered perception of situations, level-headedness, awareness, integrity, and right action Catalan positive character
Mudita The pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being or happiness Sanskrit happiness positive empathy
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Cúbóg A collection of Easter eggs Irish physical
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Anima Soul; spirit; breath; mind Latin positive awareness
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
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Siftah First sale of the day for merchant Turkish event
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Enxebre Something pure and very authentic Galician positive attribute
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature




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