Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Hinna "To find the time” or “to be on time” Swedish time
Adroit Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. French attribute
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Buksvåger Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman Swedish physical
Débrouille May be synonymous with resourceful, but it is more of a way of living by making do with little and improvising with what you have French creative
Layogenic Good looking from a distance Tagalog visual
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Backpfeifengesicht A face in need of a slap German physical funny
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Eldsjäl This noun is literally ‘fire-soul’, but the actual meaning is ‘enthusiast’ or ‘driving spirit’. Swedish strength
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Volta During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street Greek time physical nature
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". Tagalog action
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Lekker Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval Afrikaans positive attribute
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine The longest word in Turkish, meaning, ‘It's as though you are from those whom we may not be able to easily make into a maker of unsucessful ones.’ Turkish attribute
Koshatnik A dealer in stolen cats Russian adverse character work
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Merienda It's something you eat between lunch and dinner (sandwich, fruit...). At 6pm or so. Kids never miss it. Spanish food event
Sophrosyne A healthy state of mind, characterized by self-control, moderation, and a deep awareness of one's true self, and resulting in one's true happiness. Greek awareness happiness reflection




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