Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Wanderlust A strong desire to travel German travel adventure
Ninot A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. Valencian attribute
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Umarell A term referring specifically to men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice Italian attribute
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Opia the ambiguous intensity of eye-contact which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable. English society awareness
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Efkar The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. Turkish feeling adverse
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Tatemae & Honne The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) Japanese feeling reflection character
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Lagom Not too much and not too little Swedish measurement
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Aegyo (애교) Accentuated cute behaviour (voice/facial expression/gestures); Frequently used by K-pop idols (all genders) as fan service. Also used as a sign of affection towards loved ones (family or romantic partners). Korean cultural
Stushevatsya To fade into the background Russian action
Manna A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success English change positive
Bohereen A tight, single lane country lane Irish explore physical
Oxymoron Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction English attribute confusion
Gaupasa Spend the whole night partying until the early morning of the next day. Basque interaction exciting
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Friolero Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feel cold. Spanish attribute friends
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Chamcha Literally: spoon, someone who sucks up to someone else or seeks another's approval constantly Hindi negative character
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) Young, baby fruit Tamil food
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive




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