Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
Zhì (智) Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. Chinese thinking awareness
Feierabend End of the work day German event
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Mudita The pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being or happiness Sanskrit happiness positive empathy
Maktub "Everything is destined and written" Arabic philosophy fate
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Riposo Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. Italian event society
Wú jí (無極) Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. Chinese measurement
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Rizq Life's provision of account. Often used in daily speech when someone wasn’t able to achieve something, it wasn’t in their Rizq. Urdu philosophy connection
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Vprikusku Drinking tea through pieces of sugar Russian food action
Mambo Someone that still lives with their mother Swedish family persistence society
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Sturmfrei Having the house or flat to oneself German event
Guddle To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank Scottish action nature
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Kram The quality of snow that makes it moldable so that one make snow balls and snowmen. Norwegian nature attribute
Vorführeffekt When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. German funny event
Séanas A gap between the upper front teeth Irish physical attribute




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