Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Wintercearig | Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter | English | weather emotion adverse | |
S’encoubler | To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something | French | physical event adverse | |
Mangomoment | "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?" | Dutch | love friends connection | |
Dreich | Especially of weather: dreary, bleak. For example, "a cold, dreich early April day" | Scottish | weather adverse | |
Avspasere | To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). | Norwegian | society time | |
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 | |
Solvegg | Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun | Norwegian | feeling nature | |
Kolay gelsin | "may it come easy for you"; said to those who are busy | Turkish | interaction connection | |
Saper vivere | The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). | Italian | friends attribute | |
Apapachar | Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad | Spanish | action | |
Sitzfleisch | Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task | German | strength growth | |
Luscofusco | Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun | Galician | physical beauty | |
Celístia | Brighness from the stars | Catalan | nature physical | |
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 | |
Surströmmingspremier | The first day of the year where it acceptable eat rotten herring. | Swedish | food event | |
Kuidare | To eat yourself into backruptcy | Japanese | food funny | |
Fuchsteufelswütend | Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage | German | adverse stress emotion | |
Blunda | To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. | Swedish | action | |
Hikikomori | When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society | Japanese | habits society | |
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) | excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. | Greek | awareness | |
Ja nee | Directly "Yes, No", but often used when there is nothing else to say, or one is stumped. | Afrikaans | confusion | |
Ignōrāmus | Lit. ‘we do not know’ (e.g., the spirit of scientific enquiry), or ‘we take no notice of’ (used in legal contexts, e.g., when deemed evidence to be inadmissible). | Latin | philosophy growth | |
Formacja | A state of mind and its own culture of a generation | Polish | society change | |
Engili (ఎంగిలి) | Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. | Telugu | adverse food | |
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) | Young, baby fruit | Tamil | food | |
Resfeber | Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. | Swedish | travel physical | |
Tingo | The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them | Pascuense | funny interaction character | |
Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
Sensizlik | the state and the concept of being without you, not having you | Turkish | feeling love | |
Strikhedonia | The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" | English | positive |
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