Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Lepos | Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. | Latin | positive attribute | |
Poka-Yoke | Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) | Japanese | work process | |
Mágoa | A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions | Portuguese | adverse emotion | |
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) | excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. | Greek | awareness | |
Vellichor | The strange wistfulness of used bookshops | English | feeling | |
Saudade | melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. | Portuguese | life | |
Salām (سلام) | Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. | Arabic | positive | |
Naz | The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do | Urdu | love strength positive | |
Manja | Childlike behaviour by women designed to elicit sympathy or pampering by men | Malay | attribute | |
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) | non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. | Sanskrit | measurement philosophy | |
Manna | A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success | English | change positive | |
Friolero | Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feel cold. | Spanish | attribute friends | |
Tokimeki ときめき | Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience | Japanese | emotion feeling happiness | |
Jafjafa (جفجفة) | The sound of new clothes. | Arabic | attribute life | |
Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
Autophile | A person that loves solitude, being alone | English | character attribute | |
Prozvonit | To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. | Czech | life funny event | |
Tizita (ትዝታ) | A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. | Amharic | time thinking | |
Zhaghzhagh | The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage | Tamil | adverse action physical | |
Ikigai | A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. | Japanese | growth happiness | |
Ellipsism | A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out | English | adverse thinking time | |
Gula | Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). | Spanish | adverse | |
Uitbuiken | Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. | Dutch | food action | |
Kibun | Your state of mind with respect to your place in the world. | Korean | reflection awareness | |
Moledro | A feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you'll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away | English | awareness connection | |
Viitsima | To overcome laziness as the last or only obstacle to do something. | Estonian | persistence strength | |
Onsay | Pretend to love | Boro | life | |
Mana | The prestige, power, dominance of something or someone | Māori | attribute | |
Guān xì (關係) | Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. | Chinese | society friends | |
Skare | A thin layer of ice on top of snow | Swedish | physical nature |
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