Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Bon vivant Someone who enjoys and appreciates the good life. French positive happiness
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay adverse
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Estrenar The experience of wearing something for the first time Spanish life
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Yoisho A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. Japanese event physical work
Paasa A person who leads someone on (intentionally or not). Appearing as if they are genuinely interested romantically when they aren’t Tagalog adverse interaction awareness
Skare A thin layer of ice on top of snow Swedish physical nature
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
İmece The gathering of many people and doing the work of one person Turkish community
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
Tüddelig Sweet, elderly, and senile German character
Eomchina Contraction of the phrase "Mom's friend's son". Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among others Korean family society work
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Saudade melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. Portuguese life
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Nostalgie de la boue A yearning for degradation, depravity, or other crude/base aspects of life, literally "a yearning for mud" French feeling
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society
Meraki Describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you're doing, whatever it may be. Greek emotion strength
Parea A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. Greek friends philosophical




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