Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Acedia | Lack of concern over your spiritual life or "mental sloth" | Greek | emotion religion | |
Iktsuarpok | The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. | Inuktitut | awareness persistence feeling | |
Arlésienne | Used to describe people who are at the centre of a conversation/situation/problem but can’t be found anywhere | French | society interaction | |
Schnapsleiche | So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") | German | adverse event friends | |
Épater les bourgeois | To shock the middle classes | French | society surprise extreme | |
Mauerbauertraurigkeit | The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. | German | friends habits | |
Seijaku (静寂) | Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). | Japanese | awareness beauty | |
Karelu | The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight | Tulu | physical | |
Gemütlichkeit | An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink | German | music food life | |
Janteloven | Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual | Norwegian | society positive interaction | |
Eesome | Pleasing to the eye | English | beauty | |
Paasa | A person who leads someone on (intentionally or not). Appearing as if they are genuinely interested romantically when they aren’t | Tagalog | adverse interaction awareness | |
Lekker | Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval | Afrikaans | positive attribute | |
Vagary | An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action | English | change | |
Erkelmek | Teasing someone with repeating what they say | Nogay | interaction funny | |
Vergüenza ajena | Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others | Spanish | adverse feeling | |
Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
Schnapsidee | An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk | German | funny thinking creative | |
Angushti za'id | Someone with six fingers | Persian | physical | |
Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
Andria (ανδρεία) | Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger | Greek | strength character | |
Onsra | That bittersweet feeling of loving for the last time; the feeling when you already know that a love won't last | Boro | love fate emotion | |
Dreich | Especially of weather: dreary, bleak. For example, "a cold, dreich early April day" | Scottish | weather adverse | |
Guanxi (关系) | An intimate connection between people which would benefit from the other in solving delicate problems or in achieving personal goals | Chinese | growth connection | |
Sayang | Describes when you've wasted an opportunity | Tagalog | adverse reflection | |
Vorfreude | The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures | German | time awareness happiness | |
Rhwe | To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked | Tsonga | funny event | |
Noniná | Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. | Spanish | attribute measurement positive | |
Qì (氣) | Lit. air, breath; ‘life force/energy’. | Chinese | health awareness | |
Erbsenzähler | Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect | German | attribute measurement extreme |
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