Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Tempus fugit | Time flies, flees, escapes. | Latin | time | |
Akihi | The forgetfulness felt immediately after being given directions | Hawaiian | stress confusion travel | |
Hoʻoponopono | Mutual forgiveness. | Hawaiian | connection character emotion | |
Schlemiel | An inept, clumsy person | Yiddish | attribute funny | |
Wabi-sabi | Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. | Japanese | beauty awareness | |
Anteayer | The day before yesteraday | Spanish | measurement | |
Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
Limerence | the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. | English | emotion love | |
Kombinować | to conspire/try to resolve a problem with unusual methods or through connections | Polish | creative action | |
Fika | Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet | Swedish | food society | |
Víðsýni | A panoramic view; open-mindedness. | Icelandic | visual | |
Konfliktfähigkeit | the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. | German | growth | |
Apomakrysmenophobia | The sudden fear that the relationships you posses are shallow or lack depth | English | thinking connection trust | |
Eunoia | A well-mind; beautiful thinking | Greek | beauty | |
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) | Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. | Tibetan | awareness physical | |
Hikikomori | Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement | Japanese | society | |
Tjäle | Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible | Swedish | physical nature | |
Sophrosyne | A healthy state of mind, characterized by self-control, moderation, and a deep awareness of one's true self, and resulting in one's true happiness. | Greek | awareness happiness reflection | |
Parea | A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. | Greek | friends philosophical | |
Ramé | Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time | Indonesian | life attribute | |
Krawattenmuffel | Someone who'd rather not wear a tie | German | clothing habits | |
Dayenu | "It would have been enough" | Hebrew | reflection | |
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 | |
Lebensmüde | Weary of life | German | adverse life stress | |
Akrasia | When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. | Greek | philosophy attribute | |
Titip | To temporarily entrust something to a person | Indonesian | trust | |
Frustfressen | Excessive eating because of frustration | German | food adverse habits | |
Döşek | Anything that you can use when you are laying down or sleeping | Turkish | physical | |
Umarell | A term referring specifically to men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back and offering unwanted advice | Italian | attribute | |
Sturmfrei | Having the house or flat to oneself | German | event |
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