Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Dhurna Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid Hindi action persistence
Víðsýni A panoramic view; open-mindedness. Icelandic visual
Xíng qì (行氣) Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. Chinese growth awareness strength
poshlost (пошлость) Used to describe situations where things are being sold under the premise "that the greatest joy can be bought" Russian adverse extreme
Njuta to deeply enjoy, to profoundly appreciate. Swedish positive
Beau geste A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance French action
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Goesting Looking forward to, can't wait, have an appetite for Dutch positive feeling
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Entzuterre A distance that allows you to listen to another conversation Basque interaction
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Umij se Splash water on your face Serbian physical action
Siftah First sale of the day for merchant Turkish event
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Jia You (加油) Literally translated to mean "add oil", Jia You means something along the lines of "give'er hell", used in the same way "good luck" is often applied in English Chinese strength interaction
Gezellig A warm feeling of cozyness, but also have good times with friends af a party. Dutch feeling positive
Dygn Day and night; 24 hours Swedish measurement
Stushevatsya To fade into the background Russian action
Resfeber Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. Swedish travel physical
Sehnsucht Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. German philosophy reflection
Geis Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. Irish change fate
Ser/Estar The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' Spanish attribute
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
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
Lagom Not too much and not too little Swedish measurement
Altschmerz Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. German adverse growth attribute
Rizq Life's provision of account. Often used in daily speech when someone wasn’t able to achieve something, it wasn’t in their Rizq. Urdu philosophy connection
Hüzün Originally pain and sorrow over a loss, but also can mean melancholy associated with a sense of failure in life and a gloomy feeling that things will likely get worse. Turkish adverse emotion




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