Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Lekker Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval Afrikaans positive attribute
Mātauranga The comprehension, or understanding of the universe Nogay awareness thinking reflection
Taraadin A happy solution for everyone Arabic happiness society
Chantepleurer Singng and crying simultaneously French action
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Uffda A sympathetic word to be used when someone else is in pain. It combines ‘Ouch for you’ and ‘Oh, I’m sorry you hurt yourself’ Norwegian empathy emotion awareness
Merienda It's something you eat between lunch and dinner (sandwich, fruit...). At 6pm or so. Kids never miss it. Spanish food event
Schnapsidee An idea so stupid the person must have thought of it while drunk German funny thinking creative
Kuuki Yomenai "Cannot read the air” and jokingly applies to people who struggle to read social situations Japanese connection confusion
Panapoo'o The act of searching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten. Hawaiian habits
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine The longest word in Turkish, meaning, ‘It's as though you are from those whom we may not be able to easily make into a maker of unsucessful ones.’ Turkish attribute
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Volta During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street Greek time physical nature
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Jibaku The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view Japanese confusion interaction
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
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
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Półtora Specific word for one and a half of something Polish measurement
Chaval al hazman (חבל אל הזמן) Literally "shame on time"; referring to an amazing experience that you don't want to end Hebrew beauty happiness time
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Zgabalj Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined Serbian adverse society
Acedia Lack of concern over your spiritual life or "mental sloth" Greek emotion religion
Pulesveis Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex Norwegian physical




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