Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change
Kabelsalat Tangled up cables; literally “cable-salad" German funny physical
Firgun (פירגון) Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. Hebrew happiness
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
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute
O ka la nokonoko A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell Hawaiian thinking health stress
Xíng qì (行氣) Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. Chinese growth awareness strength
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
Mimoso Said of something that enjoys being pampered or shown affection Spanish attribute love
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Nja Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. Swedish measurement
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Mauri The essence that animates something living, but not human Māori nature
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) Revenge bedtime procrastination Chinese emotion
Merak A feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment. Serbian positive growth
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event
Hoʻoponopono Mutual forgiveness. Hawaiian connection character emotion
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Kenopsia The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. English change time
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
Trennungsagentur Literal: "separation agent"; A man hired by women to break the news to their boyfriends that they are breaking up German action
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth




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