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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Philotimo Love of honour Greek character
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Cynefin A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming Welsh nature feeling
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive
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
Bwisit Something/someone ruined your day or mood Tagalog emotion adverse
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
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
Kulturbärare Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. Swedish cultural
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
Xeitoso Something well done or someone who does some particular thing well. Also someone who looks put together. A person has (or has not) "xeito" (is "xeitoso", or not) at doing something when he does something properly. Galician character
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Andria (ανδρεία) Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger Greek strength character
Tîeow (เที่ยว) To wander or roam around in a carefree way. Thai travel positive change
Zeg The day after tomorrow Georgian time measurement
Séanas A gap between the upper front teeth Irish physical attribute
Rè nào (熱鬧) Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. Chinese positive music
Ikigai A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. Japanese growth happiness
Hinna "To find the time” or “to be on time” Swedish time
Kuleana Self-imposed responsibility, duty, service Hawaiian strength character
Panapoo'o The act of searching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten. Hawaiian habits
Ba Namak A person "with salt"—funny, witty, flavorful, or charming, as opposed to a humorless, dry person. Persian positive exciting
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature




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