Eunoia
| Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugen | A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. | Japanese | beauty awareness philosophy | |
| Ehvenişer | When choosing between bad things, the lesser of two evils. | Turkish | philosophy | |
| Formacja | A state of mind and its own culture of a generation | Polish | society change | |
| Schnapsleiche | So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") | German | adverse event friends | |
| Dor | The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love | Romanian | love adverse | |
| Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
| Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
| Retrouvailles | Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). | French | friends family | |
| Beau geste | A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance | French | action | |
| Qì (氣) | Lit. air, breath; ‘life force/energy’. | Chinese | health awareness | |
| Gogo | It can mean desire, want, spirit or soul, but mainly it's a concept that explains the will of the soul. | Basque | feeling | |
| Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
| Strikhedonia | The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" | English | positive | |
| Erklärungsnot | The state of having to quickly explain yourself | German | action stress | |
| Ignōrāmus | Lit. ‘we do not know’ (e.g., the spirit of scientific enquiry), or ‘we take no notice of’ (used in legal contexts, e.g., when deemed evidence to be inadmissible). | Latin | philosophy growth | |
| Ômä (өмә) | Collective helping | Bashkir | society positive | |
| Zuihitsu (随筆) | Literally, “running brush”. A genre of Japanese literature; authors write what’s top of mind and follow their random thoughts. The genre is more personal than performative and gives the reader an intimate look at the inner workings of the writer’s mind. | Japanese | writing creative | |
| Duende | The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person | Spanish | art feeling emotion | |
| Redamancy | The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full | English | love emotion | |
| Geis | Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. | Irish | change fate | |
| Shuhari | A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". | Japanese | growth | |
| Mahj | Looking beautiful after having a disease | Persian | beauty change | |
| Abhayamudrâ (अभय मुद्रा) | The gesture (e.g., in Hindu and Buddhist iconography) of fearlessness, protection, and/or peace; involves the palms facing outwards, and the fingers extending upwards. | Sanskrit | strength | |
| Sgriob | The itchiness of the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky | Irish | physical food | |
| Subhiya | Morning coffee, gossip and chat with neighbors after housewives have sent their children to school | Arabic | community connection | |
| Þetta reddast | it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). | Icelandic | fate | |
| Énouement | The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. | French | awareness philosophy | |
| Gattara | A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats | Italian | life society | |
| Spannungsbogen | A sequence of events which build up suspense and/or tension | German | event exciting | |
| Gezellig | A warm feeling of cozyness, but also have good times with friends af a party. | Dutch | feeling positive |
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