Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Lieko A tree trunk that has fallen to the bottom of a lake Finnish nature
Sawubona A greeting that means “I see you, you are important to me and I value you” Zulu connection respect
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Dreikäsehoch A small child who is as tall as three wheels of cheese stacked upon one another German measurement food
Mahalo Thankfulness, appreciation, and gratitude as a way of living Hawaiian positive
Nja Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. Swedish measurement
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Ciğerparem Describe love to someone who is in the deepest part of his/her heart; refers to someone that you love as much as your own body. Turkish love connection
Blunda To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. Swedish action
Morgenfrisk Feeling rested after a good night's sleep Danish health physical
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off Russian character society
Gourmand One who is excessively fond of eating and drinking. French food attribute
Fensterln To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her German love action persistence
Sortable adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." French friends interaction society
Chutzpah Insolence, cheek, audacity. Commonly used to describe someone when they have crossed the line of acceptable behavior Yiddish extreme
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Capricho Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. Portuguese work creative
Cierrabares "Bar-closer". A person who usually leave the party on last place. Spanish friends social
Kinkartvyavimudh Helplessness due to being duty-bound Hindi feeling
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Rehepaplus A kind of entrepreneurialism that mustn't always have the moral high ground. Clever, sometimes at the expense of others and their stupidity. The word can be used as both a positive (quick thinker) as a negative (scammer). Estonian character attribute
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Crapoter verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. French health action society
Nadryv (Надрыв) Literally means "to tear or break", but can also mean the inner tension of someone who is about to break Russian stress emotion




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