Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Vemödalen The fear that everything has already been done. For example: the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist. English philosophy awareness art
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Tretår A second refill or “threefill” of coffee Swedish measurement food
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. Greek society
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Bwisit Something/someone ruined your day or mood Tagalog emotion adverse
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Kenopsia The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. English change time
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Ilunga The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. Tshiluba growth emotion reflection
Vabba To be at home with the kids Swedish family
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Aduantas Describes the angst that comes with being in an unfamiliar place and among unfamiliar people Irish stress change
Zeitgeist The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. German time society
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Gourmand One who is excessively fond of eating and drinking. French food attribute
Arlésienne Used to describe people who are at the centre of a conversation/situation/problem but can’t be found anywhere French society interaction




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