Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kafkaesque | Having bizarre of illogical quality | English | attribute | |
| Uffda | A sympathetic word to be used when someone else is in pain. It combines ‘Ouch for you’ and ‘Oh, I’m sorry you hurt yourself’ | Norwegian | empathy emotion awareness | |
| Talaka | Every member of a neighborhood getting together to do a work for free for a poor member of their community | Nogay | community connection | |
| Rudenėja | The transition from summer to fall, used to describe all the processes during the change of the seasons, for example leaves changing the colour, constant rain, etc. | Lithuanian | beauty change | |
| Philotimo | Love of honour | Greek | character | |
| Gemba | The real place'; in business it refers to the real place where value is created, such as the factory floor. Instead of depending on hierarchy, the people who are closest to what's happening make decisions. Ie: the more hands-on knowledge a decision-maker has, the better their decision will be. | Japanese | work cultural | |
| Gezelligheid | Coziness, fun, the general togetherness that gives people a warm feeling. | Dutch | friends society positive | |
| Fensterln | To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her | German | love action persistence | |
| Lus | Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. | Afrikaans | adverse | |
| Kenjataimu | "wise man's time": The post-orgasmic period when a man's thoughts are no longer impaired by his sexual drive; he is thus likened to a "sage" of clear mind | Japanese | awareness | |
| moņ (моң) | Sadness; melody; lyricism | Bashkir | adverse music | |
| Mbuki-mvuki | To shake off your clothes to dance more freely | Swahili | clothing music | |
| Bohereen | A tight, single lane country lane | Irish | explore physical | |
| Bwisit | Something/someone ruined your day or mood | Tagalog | emotion adverse | |
| Kuuki Yomenai | "Cannot read the air” and jokingly applies to people who struggle to read social situations | Japanese | connection confusion | |
| L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) | Lit. ‘to life’. | Hebrew | life | |
| Tartle | The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name | Scottish | funny event friends | |
| Adroit | Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. | French | attribute | |
| Neko-neko | Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse | Indonesian | funny creative | |
| Pole | Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. | Swahili | thinking life | |
| Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
| Istories me arkoudes | Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true | Greek | extreme funny | |
| Tízórai | A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" | Hungarian | food time | |
| Zechpreller | A person who leaves a restaurant without paying | German | adverse action food | |
| Mahj | Looking beautiful after having a disease | Persian | beauty change | |
| Schulbildend | Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. | German | growth philosophy | |
| inssa | Short word of insider = trendy people who catch up with the trends | Korean | society | |
| Friluftsliv | “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature | Norwegian | nature health | |
| Shlep | To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road | Yiddish | physical action | |
| Irusu | Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door | Japanese | event funny |
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