Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Wú jí (無極) | Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. | Chinese | measurement | |
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 | |
L'esprit de l'escalier | Thinking of the perfect reply after the conversation is over. | French | friends interaction | |
Verschlimmbesserung | An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were | German | adverse | |
Jein | Yes and no | German | attribute measurement | |
Cavoli riscaldati | Literally "reheated cabbage"; When you attempt to start up a failed relationship or love affair | Italian | love event persistence | |
Solvegg | Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun | Norwegian | feeling nature | |
Mauerbauertraurigkeit | The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. | German | friends habits | |
Nou-nou | An indefinite time in the near future. It could be very near, like within a minute or two, or not so very near, like within an hour or three. This time-telling isn't an exact science at all—it's a non-committal way of giving someone a time. | Afrikaans | time | |
Eudaimonia | The contented happy state you feel when you travel | Greek | travel explore happiness | |
Salām (سلام) | Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. | Arabic | positive | |
Nakhur | A camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled | Persian | nature | |
Manna | A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success | English | change positive | |
Üşenmek | To be too lazy to do something | Turkish | energy | |
Schnickschnack | Items of little value; empty words that people may utter | German | adverse | |
Ellipsism | A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out | English | adverse thinking time | |
chimak | Chicken and beer | Korean | food | |
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) | non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. | Sanskrit | measurement philosophy | |
Spätzünder | A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development | German | adverse | |
Buksvåger | Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman | Swedish | physical | |
Angrillen | Beginning the grilling season | German | food event | |
Sayang | Describes when you've wasted an opportunity | Tagalog | adverse reflection | |
Madrugarse | To stay up until the wee hours of the morning | Spanish | time action | |
Morriña | Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home | Galician | feeling awareness life | |
Sehnsucht | Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. | German | philosophy reflection | |
Schlemiel | An inept, clumsy person | Yiddish | attribute funny | |
(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 | |
Pelinti | To move hot food around in your mouth | Buli | food | |
Janteloven | Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual | Norwegian | society positive interaction | |
Adronitis | Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone | English | friends connection |
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