Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Ayurnamat The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about events that cannot be changed Inuktitut philosophy
Umij se Splash water on your face Serbian physical action
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Konfliktfähigkeit the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. German growth
Avoir la molle A listless unwillingness to do any work French adverse
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Hammajang "All messed up" Hawaiian adverse
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
Amaeru To seek affection through doing things like clinging or pleading Japanese persistence
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Manna A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success English change positive
Ser/Estar The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' Spanish attribute
Gula Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). Spanish adverse
Insouciant Free from worry, concern, or anxiety English positive
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
L'esprit de l'escalier Thinking of the perfect reply after the conversation is over. French friends interaction
Rocambolesco Stunning action that requires extreme audacity; literally means "there's no need" as in "there's no need to thank you" Italian extreme surprise
Noniná Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. Spanish attribute measurement positive
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Bimyou Not bad, or "meh" Japanese attribute
Dørstokkmila The longest mile between your cozy couch in your fireplace-candlelight-cabin-hygge and the door threshold. It would be "door-threshold-mile", loosely translated Norwegian nature
Niksen Sitting down and do nothing at all, thinking of nothing at all Dutch feeling awareness




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