Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Boketto (ぼけっと) gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). Japanese
Énouement The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. French awareness philosophy
Fucha To use company time and resources for one's own purposes Portuguese work adverse
Ghalidan Rolling from side to side as lovers do Persian love action connection
Erinmek Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick Nogay adverse
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Umay Gettiing tired of a certain food Tagalog food
Consuegro Father in law of your son Spanish family
Parea A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. Greek friends philosophical
Jibaku The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view Japanese confusion interaction
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Dadirri Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. Ngangiwumirr awareness
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
(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
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Avos' Doing something without planning, without putting in much effort, yet counting on success Russian luck
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Stushevatsya To fade into the background Russian action
Titip To temporarily entrust something to a person Indonesian trust
Jijivisha The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living Hindi philosophy life awareness
Vybafnout To jump out and say "boo" Czech action funny surprise
Hoppilandkalle Guy who jumps to dry land to moor a boat Swedish action
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion




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