Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
(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
Bwisit Something/someone ruined your day or mood Tagalog emotion adverse
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Mysig To describe anything with an unexpectedly relaxing vibe Swedish positive
Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. Hebrew positive
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
Talaka Every member of a neighborhood getting together to do a work for free for a poor member of their community Nogay community connection
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Otium The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. Latin growth time habits
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Üşenmek To be too lazy to do something Turkish energy
Löyly The steam that rises from the sauna heater when water is thrown on it Finnish physical
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
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
Innerer Schweinehund Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. German feeling life health
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Entzuterre A distance that allows you to listen to another conversation Basque interaction
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
Tôpäj (төпәй) Interjection that is used to forewarn a child of falling Bashkir action
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Vergüenza ajena Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others Spanish adverse feeling
Lekker Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval Afrikaans positive attribute
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Sous-entendu Don't listen to what you heard. Listen for the message embedded. French awareness reflection
Amaeru To seek affection through doing things like clinging or pleading Japanese persistence




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