Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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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 | |
Lus | Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. | Afrikaans | adverse | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Viraag | The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love | Hindi | emotion love connection | |
Formacja | A state of mind and its own culture of a generation | Polish | society change | |
Yoisho | A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. | Japanese | event physical work | |
Kucir | A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head | Indonesian | physical change | |
Saper vivere | The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). | Italian | friends attribute | |
Sielvartas | Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment | Lithuanian | adverse thinking emotion | |
Wabi-sabi | Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. | Japanese | beauty awareness | |
Karelu | The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight | Tulu | physical | |
Engili (ఎంగిలి) | Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. | Telugu | adverse food | |
Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
Mono no aware | The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. | Japanese | beauty | |
Ja nee | Directly "Yes, No", but often used when there is nothing else to say, or one is stumped. | Afrikaans | confusion | |
Lítost | Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. | Czech | adverse awareness fate | |
Kyoiku mama | A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement | Japanese | family work growth | |
Oneirataxia | The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality | English | awareness feeling | |
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 | |
Gogo | It can mean desire, want, spirit or soul, but mainly it's a concept that explains the will of the soul. | Basque | feeling | |
Onsra | That bittersweet feeling of loving for the last time; the feeling when you already know that a love won't last | Boro | love fate emotion | |
Ikigai | A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. | Japanese | growth happiness | |
sobremesa | After-dinner conversation | Spanish | food friends | |
Załatwić | To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way | Polish | creative action | |
Dadirri | Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. | Ngangiwumirr | awareness | |
Kilig | It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. | Tagalog | feeling love connection | |
Pole | Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. | Swahili | thinking life | |
Kummerspeck | Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") | German | food adverse habits | |
Solvegg | Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun | Norwegian | feeling nature | |
Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive |
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