Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Rabenmutter | A bad mom ("raven mother") | German | family society adverse | |
O ka la nokonoko | A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell | Hawaiian | thinking health stress | |
uḷaṟu (உளறு) | To say something that should not be or to say somethng nonsensical or unrelated | Tamil | awareness adverse | |
Załatwić | To make something which is very complicated somehow simpler in an entrepreneurial and cheeky way | Polish | creative action | |
Xiao xiao | The whistling and pattering of rain or wind | Chinese | nature beauty sound | |
Overskud | Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). | Danish | attribute | |
Ehvenişer | When choosing between bad things, the lesser of two evils. | Turkish | philosophy | |
Philotimo (φιλότιμο) | The inner impulse to act well and in alignment with the moral virtues that represent one's own society and upbringing | Greek | society character family | |
Tretår | A second refill or “threefill” of coffee | Swedish | measurement food | |
Dreikäsehoch | A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another | German | measurement food | |
Dolgostroj (долгострой) | A construction project that seems to go on forever | Russian | time adverse | |
Manna | A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success | English | change positive | |
Aegyo (애교) | Accentuated cute behaviour (voice/facial expression/gestures); Frequently used by K-pop idols (all genders) as fan service. Also used as a sign of affection towards loved ones (family or romantic partners). | Korean | cultural | |
Ja nee | Directly "Yes, No", but often used when there is nothing else to say, or one is stumped. | Afrikaans | confusion | |
Noniná | Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. | Spanish | attribute measurement positive | |
Sielvartas | Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment | Lithuanian | adverse thinking emotion | |
Nutro (Нутро) | Something that governs your inner being; your core | Russian | strength character | |
Engili (ఎంగిలి) | Having contacted another's mouth directly or indirectly via hand or utensil that is not fit for consumption. | Telugu | adverse food | |
Aesthete | Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature | English | art beauty | |
Ser/Estar | The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' | Spanish | attribute | |
Être dépaysé | To be in an environment you're not used to | French | change society awareness | |
Anteayer | The day before yesteraday | Spanish | measurement | |
Sgriob | The itchiness of the upper lip just before taking a sip of whisky | Irish | physical food | |
Trepverter | A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use | Yiddish | funny life | |
Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
Resol | That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. | Mallorquín | nature | |
Bon vivant | Someone who enjoys and appreciates the good life. | French | positive happiness | |
Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
Spätzünder | A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development | German | adverse |
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