Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Acedia Lack of concern over your spiritual life or "mental sloth" Greek emotion religion
Sonder the realization that everyone has a life as vivid and complex as your own); coined by John Koenig. English philosophy awareness
Viraag The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love Hindi emotion love connection
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Innerer Schweinehund Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. German feeling life health
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Treppenwitz Literal: "staircase joke", because the witty retort usually hits you in the stairwell on your way out German funny
A'ama Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another Hawaiian interaction
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Weemoed Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). Dutch adverse growth
Ehvenişer When choosing between bad things, the lesser of two evils. Turkish philosophy
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Chimuela a person lacking one or more teeth Spanish physical funny
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Consuegro Father in law of your son Spanish family
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
poshlost (пошлость) Used to describe situations where things are being sold under the premise "that the greatest joy can be bought" Russian adverse extreme
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
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness
Tretår A second refill or “threefill” of coffee Swedish measurement food
Boketto (ぼけっと) gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). Japanese
Hissikablelvuku To sense something before it actually happens Turkish fate time
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness




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