Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Ǩuẓlanyu To marry a divorced woman Bashkir family attribute
Spannungsbogen A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension German event exciting
Uzsonna A meal between lunch and dinner Hungarian food time
Voorpret That feeling of excitement you get even before an event actually takes place. Literally translates to “pre-fun.” Dutch happiness feeling exciting
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
Sehnsucht Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. German philosophy reflection
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Ser/Estar The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' Spanish attribute
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
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Énouement The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. French awareness philosophy
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
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
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Naz The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do Urdu love strength positive
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. Tibetan awareness physical
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Ômä (өмә) Collective helping Bashkir society positive
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change




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