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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Wintercearig Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter English weather emotion adverse
Capicua A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers Catalan measurement
Abquatulate To leave without saying goodbye English action
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Apapachar Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad Spanish action
Tampo Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly Tagalog adverse emotion
Kram The quality of snow that makes it moldable so that one make snow balls and snowmen. Norwegian nature attribute
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
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
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Dadirri Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. Ngangiwumirr awareness
Tuntuvar The day before a wedding Nogay time event
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Retrouvailles Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). French friends family
Verschlimmbessern Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it German action
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. Greek society
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Pålägg Anything that you can put in a sandwich Swedish food attribute
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Moriturism The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth English awareness philosophy life
Tachiyomi To stand in a bookstore and read a book without buying it Japanese society funny action
Mumpsimus A traditional custom or notion adhered to although shown to be unreasonable. English society cultural
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Akrasia When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. Greek philosophy attribute
Tuerto A man with only one eye Spanish physical
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event




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