Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Üşenmek To be too lazy to do something Turkish energy
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Eudaimonia The contented happy state you feel when you travel Greek travel explore happiness
Fahrvergnügen The love of simply driving German adventure happiness
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Otium The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. Latin growth time habits
Kulturbärare Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. Swedish cultural
Nehrotit to Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something Czech stress happiness
Bimyou Not bad, or "meh" Japanese attribute
Bon vivant Someone who enjoys and appreciates the good life. French positive happiness
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Chamcha Literally: spoon, someone who sucks up to someone else or seeks another's approval constantly Hindi negative character
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Ninot A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. Valencian attribute
Kenshō (見性) Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. Japanese awareness growth
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Nenna Not having the will to do something Icelandic energy strength
Достолепие (dostolepiye) Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. Bulgarian beauty
Kuuki Yomenai "Cannot read the air” and jokingly applies to people who struggle to read social situations Japanese connection confusion
Kertek The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot Malay sound nature
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Skare A thin layer of ice on top of snow Swedish physical nature
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness




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