Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Aspaldiko! | Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. | Basque | surprise feeling | |
Mu (無) | Not one, not zero, not yes, not no | Japanese | measurement | |
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) | Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. | Tibetan | awareness physical | |
Adronitis | Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone | English | friends connection | |
Abendrot | The colour of the sky when the sun is setting | German | nature beauty | |
Rocambolesco | Stunning action that requires extreme audacity; literally means "there's no need" as in "there's no need to thank you" | Italian | extreme surprise | |
Dhurna | Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid | Hindi | action persistence | |
Eesome | Pleasing to the eye | English | beauty | |
Dolgostroj (долгострой) | A construction project that seems to go on forever | Russian | time adverse | |
Víðsýni | A panoramic view; open-mindedness. | Icelandic | visual | |
Vergangenheitsbewältigung | Coping with the past | German | reflection growth | |
Orphic | Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding | English | reflection | |
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 | |
Manja | Childlike behaviour by women designed to elicit sympathy or pampering by men | Malay | attribute | |
Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
Ohrwurm | A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") | German | life music | |
Chaval al hazman (חבל אל הזמן) | Literally "shame on time"; referring to an amazing experience that you don't want to end | Hebrew | beauty happiness time | |
Celístia | Brighness from the stars | Catalan | nature physical | |
Sumud (صمود) | steadfastness, a determined struggle to persist. | Arabic | growth strength | |
Overskud | Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). | Danish | attribute | |
Ḥôjônsô (һөйөнсө) | Good news for which a reward is given | Bashkir | positive event | |
Jouissance | "an excess of life", often translated as joy but also can be understood as catharsis | French | attribute | |
Merak | A feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment. | Serbian | positive growth | |
Séanas | A gap between the upper front teeth | Irish | physical attribute | |
Rauxa | Sudden determination or action; rapture | Catalan | action strength | |
Nou-nou | An indefinite time in the near future. It could be very near, like within a minute or two, or not so very near, like within an hour or three. This time-telling isn't an exact science at all—it's a non-committal way of giving someone a time. | Afrikaans | time | |
Tîeow (เที่ยว) | To wander or roam around in a carefree way. | Thai | travel positive change | |
Desvelarse | To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. | Spanish | event adverse | |
Jouska | A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head | English | thinking | |
Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action |
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