Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Mechaye Joy, pleasure; something that gives great joy/pleasure. Yiddish positive
Torschlusspanik The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals German growth awareness
Poka-Yoke Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) Japanese work process
Latah Uncontrollable habit of saying embarrassing things Indonesian habits
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Rudenėja The transition from summer to fall, used to describe all the processes during the change of the seasons, for example leaves changing the colour, constant rain, etc. Lithuanian beauty change
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Tízórai A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" Hungarian food time
Kæk Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. Danish attribute
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Zeg The day after tomorrow Georgian time measurement
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change
Noniná Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. Spanish attribute measurement positive
Nodus tollens The realization that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore. English philosophy awareness life
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food physical
Vellichor The strange wistfulness of used bookshops English feeling
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. Greek society
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
Naz The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do Urdu love strength positive
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Durcheinander Complete mess; screwed up beyond all recognition German adverse
Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine The longest word in Turkish, meaning, ‘It's as though you are from those whom we may not be able to easily make into a maker of unsucessful ones.’ Turkish attribute
Tsuji-giri To try out a new sword on a passer-by Japanese action violence
Formacja A state of mind and its own culture of a generation Polish society change
Nja Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. Swedish measurement
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Charmolypi "Joy-making sorrow". A mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. Greek happiness adverse philosophy
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Manja Childlike behaviour by women designed to elicit sympathy or pampering by men Malay attribute




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