Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Pisan Zapra | The time needed to eat a banana | Malay | time measurement food | |
Zeg | The day after tomorrow | Georgian | time measurement | |
Kucir | A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head | Indonesian | physical change | |
Mencolek | The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them | Indonesian | funny friends action | |
Volta | During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street | Greek | time physical nature | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) | Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. | Tibetan | awareness physical | |
Desvelarse | To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. | Spanish | event adverse | |
Cúbóg | A collection of Easter eggs | Irish | physical | |
Ilunga | The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. | Tshiluba | growth emotion reflection | |
Mono no aware | The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. | Japanese | beauty | |
Þetta reddast | it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). | Icelandic | fate | |
Mimoso | Said of something that enjoys being pampered or shown affection | Spanish | attribute love | |
Saper vivere | The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). | Italian | friends attribute | |
Sortable | adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." | French | friends interaction society | |
Kyoiku mama | A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement | Japanese | family work growth | |
Wú (無) | Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. | Chinese | adverse | |
Resol | That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. | Mallorquín | nature | |
Dépaysement | The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to | French | feeling awareness change | |
Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
Pena ajena | "I feel embarrassed for you" | Spanish | emotion attribute | |
Propuh | A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. | Bosnian | adverse physical | |
kataṟu (கதறு) | Helplessly shaking and crying | Tamil | action adverse | |
Mencomot | Stealing things of small value, mostly for fun rather than out of necessity. | Indonesian | action funny | |
Recherché | Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. | French | beauty attribute | |
Werifesteria | To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery | English | nature explore | |
Kuidare | To eat yourself into backruptcy | Japanese | food funny | |
Morgenfrisk | Feeling rested after a good night's sleep | Danish | health physical | |
Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work |
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