Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
L’ecole stratim (לאכול סרטים) Literally "to eat motives"; describing a person that loves drama Yiddish extreme interaction
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Kafkaesque Having bizarre of illogical quality English attribute
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Tima Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it Icelandic thinking action
Að redda To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. Icelandic time
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness
Gurfa The amount of water that can be scooped up in a hand. Arabic measurement
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling
Madrugada The time of day occurring between past midnight and early morning Spanish time measurement
Philotimo Love of honour Greek character
Anima Soul; spirit; breath; mind Latin positive awareness
Blunda To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. Swedish action
Manna A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success English change positive
Wintercearig Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter English weather emotion adverse
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
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event
Pretoogjes Lit. 'fun eyes'; the twinkling eyes of someone engaging in benign mischief or fun. Dutch attribute phsyical
Dapjeongneo Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess Korean society interaction
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Flâner verb. to purposely wander, to decide to explore with no final destination. French explore travel
Boketto (ぼけっと) gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). Japanese




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