Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Hiraeth | A deep longing for home | Welsh | reflection feeling | |
Voorpret | That feeling of excitement you get even before an event actually takes place. Literally translates to “pre-fun.” | Dutch | happiness feeling exciting | |
Lagom | Not too much and not too little | Swedish | measurement | |
Kolay gelsin | "may it come easy for you"; said to those who are busy | Turkish | interaction connection | |
Tîeow (เที่ยว) | To wander or roam around in a carefree way. | Thai | travel positive change | |
Ellipsism | A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out | English | adverse thinking time | |
Ramé | Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time | Indonesian | life attribute | |
L'appel du vide | Describes the instinctive urge to jump from high places | French | habits physical | |
Zeg | The day after tomorrow | Georgian | time measurement | |
Wanderlust | A strong desire to travel | German | travel adventure | |
Raspafiestas | An adjective to describe a person who doesn't go until the party is over. | Spanish | habits attribute friends | |
Paavam | Someone who is innocent, naive, not well-versed with ways of the world | Malayalam | attribute | |
Cynefin | A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming | Welsh | nature feeling | |
Desir | The sound of sand driven by the wind | Malay | sound nature | |
Verpeilt | Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly | German | adverse awareness | |
Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
Hinna | "To find the time” or “to be on time” | Swedish | time | |
Rabenmutter | A bad mom ("raven mother") | German | family society adverse | |
Monachopsis | The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place | English | awareness society | |
sobremesa | After-dinner conversation | Spanish | food friends | |
Milozvučan | Having a sweet and gentle voice | Croatian | attribute physical | |
Konfliktfähigkeit | the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. | German | growth | |
S’encoubler | To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something | French | physical event adverse | |
Fisselig | Being flustered to the point of incompetence | German | stress | |
Merienda | It's something you eat between lunch and dinner (sandwich, fruit...). At 6pm or so. Kids never miss it. | Spanish | food event | |
Levensgenieter | Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted | Dutch | life happiness positive | |
Kuuki Yomenai | "Cannot read the air” and jokingly applies to people who struggle to read social situations | Japanese | connection confusion | |
Frischluftfanatiker | literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air | German | nature | |
Amaeru | To seek affection through doing things like clinging or pleading | Japanese | persistence | |
Mokita | The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. | Kilivila | awareness thinking society |
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