Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Filotimo A friend of honour, but it also implies dignity, pride, sacrifice and respect Greek character friends
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Blunda To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. Swedish action
Kinkartvyavimudh Helplessness due to being duty-bound Hindi feeling
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food
Numinous Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted - the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed an inspired English beauty emotion
Tüddelig Sweet, elderly, and senile German character
Beau geste A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance French action
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Metanoia The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life English growth change
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Pantoffelheld Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife German family interaction
En plein air Outdoors; in the open air. French nature physical
Maktub "Everything is destined and written" Arabic philosophy fate
Bildung education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. German cultural
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Overskud Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). Danish attribute
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Spleen Melancholy without apparent cause French feeling
Abhisar (অভিসার) Lit. 'going towards'; a meeting (often secret) between lovers / partners. Bengali love event
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A way to declare your hope that your loved one will outlive you because of how unbearable it would be to live without them. Arabic love time strength
Mauri The essence that animates something living, but not human Māori nature
Tatemae & Honne The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) Japanese feeling reflection character
Recherché Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. French beauty attribute




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