Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Neko-neko | Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse | Indonesian | funny creative | |
Ta'arof (تعارف) | The complicated set of niceties and social rules to be observed as a form of good manners and proper etiquette | Persian | society interaction | |
Uitwaaien | To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather | Dutch | nature life beauty | |
Metanoia | The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life | English | growth change | |
Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute | |
Gambiarra | A very poor or ugly but effective solution for a problem; to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material | Portuguese | creative | |
Firgun (פירגון) | Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. | Hebrew | happiness | |
Resol | That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. | Mallorquín | nature | |
Koshatnik | A dealer in stolen cats | Russian | adverse character work | |
Házisárkány | Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse | Hungarian | family stress adverse | |
Kafkaesque | Having bizarre of illogical quality | English | attribute | |
Mauerbauertraurigkeit | The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. | German | friends habits | |
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 | |
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) | Young, baby fruit | Tamil | food | |
Schulbildend | Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. | German | growth philosophy | |
Nuchshlepper | Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on | Yiddish | awareness adverse persistence | |
Seigneur-terrasse | Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café | French | funny life | |
Filotimo | A friend of honour, but it also implies dignity, pride, sacrifice and respect | Greek | character friends | |
Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
Nekama | A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet | Japanese | society | |
Erinmek | Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick | Nogay | adverse | |
Rückkehrunruhe | The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. | German | awareness time | |
Akihi | The forgetfulness felt immediately after being given directions | Hawaiian | stress confusion travel | |
Nehrotit to | Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something | Czech | stress happiness | |
Verklempt | Completely overcome with emotion | Yiddish | emotion | |
Selcouth | Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. | English | attribute | |
Þetta reddast | it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). | Icelandic | fate | |
Sgriob | The itchiness of the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky | Irish | physical food | |
Saudade | melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. | Portuguese | life | |
Talaka | Every member of a neighborhood getting together to do a work for free for a poor member of their community | Nogay | community connection |
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