Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantoffelheld | Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife | German | family interaction | |
| Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
| Engili (ఎంగిలి) | Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. | Telugu | adverse food | |
| Ikigai | A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. | Japanese | growth happiness | |
| Sud’ba (судьба). | Fate, destiny, fortune | Russian | fate change life | |
| Vorführeffekt | When you try to give some evidence in public that something works (or doesn't work), but you fail because the opposite happens. | German | funny event | |
| Polytropos (πολύτροπος) | Much turned, much traveled, much wandering; turning many ways (shifty, versatile, wily) (changeful, complicated) [notoriously used in the opening of The Odyssey as an early challenge for translators] | Greek | explore | |
| Metanoia | The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life | English | growth change | |
| Wejbet | Unwanted/inconvenient social and family obligations that are somewhat necessary to maintain good relations | Arabic | family interaction cultural | |
| Backpfeifengesicht | A face in need of a slap | German | physical funny | |
| Meraki | Describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you're doing, whatever it may be. | Greek | emotion strength | |
| Unglücksrabe | An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) | German | luck adverse | |
| Tîeow (เที่ยว) | To wander or roam around in a carefree way. | Thai | travel positive change | |
| Eomchina | Contraction of the phrase "Mom's friend's son". Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among others | Korean | family society work | |
| Jouska | A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head | English | thinking | |
| Nepenthe | Something that helps you forget grief or suffering | Greek | growth strength | |
| Mencolek | The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them | Indonesian | funny friends action | |
| Sisu | Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity | Finnish | growth strength | |
| Schadenfreude | Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. | German | feeling adverse | |
| Mono no aware | The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. | Japanese | beauty | |
| Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive | |
| Aesthete | Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature | English | art beauty | |
| Dhurna | Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid | Hindi | action persistence | |
| Noniná | Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. | Spanish | attribute measurement positive | |
| Weltschmerz | Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") | German | adverse society | |
| Resfeber | Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. | Swedish | travel physical | |
| Majime (真面目) | Reliable, responsible, diligent; seriousness, formality. | Japanese | society attribute | |
| Psithurism | The sound of wind through trees | English | nature beauty | |
| Être dépaysé | To be in an environment you're not used to | French | change society awareness | |
| Viraag | The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love | Hindi | emotion love connection |
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