Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
cāral (சாரல்) A gentle secondary drizzle either from a waterfall or rain Tamil nature
Saper vivere The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). Italian friends attribute
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Niksen Sitting down and do nothing at all, thinking of nothing at all Dutch feeling awareness
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Chandamama (చందమామ) Literally "uncle moon"; referring to the moon when admiring it Telugu nature beauty
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Að redda To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. Icelandic time
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Baadastoor Unaltered, or unchanged, for something that is habitual Urdu change habits
Capicua A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers Catalan measurement
Mauerbauertraurigkeit The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. German friends habits
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
Dadirri Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. Ngangiwumirr awareness
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Kummerspeck Weight you gain because you're unhappy ("sorrow bacon") German food adverse habits
Qì (氣) Lit. air, breath; ‘life force/energy’. Chinese health awareness
Arigata-meiwaku When someone does something for you that you didn’t want them to do, and having to express gratitude for the act Japanese interaction
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Anima Soul; spirit; breath; mind Latin positive awareness
Agape selfless love to all, universal loving kindness Greek love connection
Décidément When coincidences occur or when events repeat themselves by chance (for example, when you run into the same person many times in one week) French surprise interaction fate
Merienda It's something you eat between lunch and dinner (sandwich, fruit...). At 6pm or so. Kids never miss it. Spanish food event
Sankocha The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't Kannada feeling




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