Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Vemödalen The fear that everything has already been done. For example: the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist. English philosophy awareness art
Buksvåger Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman Swedish physical
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
Schlimazel A chronically unlucky person Yiddish attribute adverse
Janteloven Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual Norwegian society positive interaction
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Biritululo The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute Kiriwani food thinking
Mangomoment "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?" Dutch love friends connection
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Titip To temporarily entrust something to a person Indonesian trust
Strikhedonia The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" English positive
Mauri The essence that animates something living, but not human Māori nature
Saudade melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. Portuguese life
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Kafkaesque Having bizarre of illogical quality English attribute
Fargin To wholeheartedly appreciate the success of others Yiddish empathy happiness connection
Halyava (Халява) Getting something without working for it Russian luck positive work
Gula Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). Spanish adverse
Andria (ανδρεία) Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger Greek strength character
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Rashk-e-Qamar Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty Urdu beauty
Kusukusu The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women Japanese sound friends funny
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Se défouler Let off steam to release or get rid of excess energy French energy stress
Rizq Life's provision of account. Often used in daily speech when someone wasn’t able to achieve something, it wasn’t in their Rizq. Urdu philosophy connection
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Ninot A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. Valencian attribute




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