Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Janteloven | Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual | Norwegian | society positive interaction | |
Pantoffelheld | Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife | German | family interaction | |
moņ (моң) | Sadness; melody; lyricism | Bashkir | adverse music | |
Bildung | education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. | German | cultural | |
Seijaku (静寂) | Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). | Japanese | awareness beauty | |
Trasnochar | To stay up all night | Spanish | life time event | |
Voetstoots | A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees | Afrikaans | action | |
Tartle | The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name | Scottish | funny event friends | |
Aşermek | The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant | Turkish | food | |
Kolay gelsin | "may it come easy for you"; said to those who are busy | Turkish | interaction connection | |
Adroit | Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. | French | attribute | |
Nja | Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. | Swedish | measurement | |
Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
Hikikomori | When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society | Japanese | habits society | |
Kintsukuroi | To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. | Japanese | beauty change | |
Bimyou | Not bad, or "meh" | Japanese | attribute | |
Pochemuchka | A person who asks a lot of questions | Russian | friends attribute habits | |
Te quiero | Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. | Spanish | feeling | |
Jouska | A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head | English | thinking | |
Morriña | Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home | Galician | feeling awareness life | |
कौतुक (Kautuk) | What is required is steady, constructive effort, not lightning speed and empty show | Marathi | philosophy persistence | |
Propuh | A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. | Bosnian | adverse physical | |
Tizita (ትዝታ) | A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. | Amharic | time thinking | |
Retrouvailles | Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). | French | friends family | |
Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) | excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. | Greek | awareness | |
Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action | |
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee | A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. | Arabic | love connection fate | |
Zapoi | 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place | Russian | funny adverse habits | |
Jafjafa (جفجفة) | The sound of new clothes. | Arabic | attribute life |
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