Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Voorpret | That feeling of excitement you get even before an event actually takes place. Literally translates to “pre-fun.” | Dutch | happiness feeling exciting | |
Ser/Estar | The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' | Spanish | attribute | |
Mamihlapinatapai | A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin | Yaghan | love feeling | |
Zgabalj | Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined | Serbian | adverse society | |
Orphic | Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding | English | reflection | |
Flâner | verb. to purposely wander, to decide to explore with no final destination. | French | explore travel | |
Schnapsidee | An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober | German | thinking change | |
Gezelligheid | Coziness, fun, the general togetherness that gives people a warm feeling. | Dutch | friends society positive | |
Cynefin | A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming | Welsh | nature feeling | |
Dhurna | Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid | Hindi | action persistence | |
Putzfimmel | Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning | German | habits | |
Zhì (智) | Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. | Chinese | thinking awareness | |
Arbejdsglæde | Literally "work happiness"; the feeling of happiness provoked by a satisfying job | Danish | work happiness feeling | |
Uitbuiken | Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. | Dutch | food action | |
Tôpäj (төпәй) | Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling | Bashkir | action | |
Gula | Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). | Spanish | adverse | |
Carpe Diem | Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. | Latin | positive | |
Mauri ora | The essence that animates humans | Nogay | character | |
Naz | The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do | Urdu | love strength positive | |
Nostalgie de la boue | A yearning for degradation, depravity, or other crude/base aspects of life, literally "a yearning for mud" | French | feeling | |
Bon vivant | Someone who enjoys and appreciates the good life. | French | positive happiness | |
Pole | Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. | Swahili | thinking life | |
Resfeber | Travel fever/bug; the feeling of excitement and nervousness experienced by a traveller before undertaking a journey. | Swedish | travel physical | |
Nekojita (ねこじた) | Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks | Japanese | food attribute | |
Gemes | The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute | Indonesian | funny emotion | |
Schnapsleiche | So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") | German | adverse event friends | |
Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive | |
Rhwe | To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked | Tsonga | funny event | |
Merak | A feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment. | Serbian | positive growth | |
Overskud | Extra/excess energy; do have sufficient resources to do something; profit (in an economic context). | Danish | attribute |
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