Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Mauri ora | The essence that animates humans | Nogay | character | |
Salām (سلام) | Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. | Arabic | positive | |
Razbliuto | The feeling for someone you used to love but no longer do | Russian | love change awareness | |
Oneirataxia | The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality | English | awareness feeling | |
Pochemuchka | A person who asks a lot of questions | Russian | friends attribute 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 | |
Acoy | Something that is either very positive or negative | Indonesian | positive measurement | |
Uffda | A sympathetic word to be used when someone else is in pain. It combines ‘Ouch for you’ and ‘Oh, I’m sorry you hurt yourself’ | Norwegian | empathy emotion awareness | |
Bimyou | Not bad, or "meh" | Japanese | attribute | |
Putzfimmel | Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning | German | habits | |
Noroke | To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love | Japanese | love emotion | |
Cafuné | Tenderly running your fingers through your lover's hair | Portuguese | love | |
Minestra riscaldata | Literally "heated soup"; something done again but never as good as the first time it happened. Alternative to cavoli riscaldati (heated cabbage) | Italian | attribute | |
Aka'aka'a | Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking | Hawaiian | physical adverse | |
Xiao xiao | The whistling and pattering of rain or wind | Chinese | nature beauty sound | |
Wú jí (無極) | Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. | Chinese | measurement | |
Rashk-e-Qamar | Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty | Urdu | beauty | |
Nonina | Andalusian expression of three negations to say yes but with a certain touch, as if wanting to mean that this is not even doubted. | Spanish | cultural | |
Wabi-sabi | Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. | Japanese | beauty awareness | |
Cwtch | Wrapping of your arms around someone to make them feel safe in the world | Welsh | love connection | |
Moriturism | The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth | English | awareness philosophy life | |
Chantepleurer | Singng and crying simultaneously | French | action | |
Séanas | A gap between the upper front teeth | Irish | physical attribute | |
Shibui | Old school cool | Japanese | attribute | |
Hoppilandkalle | Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat | Swedish | action | |
sobremesa | After-dinner conversation | Spanish | food friends | |
Talkoot | a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. | Finnish | event society | |
Kertek | The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot | Malay | sound nature | |
Glückspilz | A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") | German | positive | |
Apomakrysmenophobia | The sudden fear that the relationships you posses are shallow or lack depth | English | thinking connection trust |
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