Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Wú jí (無極) | Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. | Chinese | measurement | |
Aegyo (애교) | Accentuated cute behaviour (voice/facial expression/gestures); Frequently used by K-pop idols (all genders) as fan service. Also used as a sign of affection towards loved ones (family or romantic partners). | Korean | cultural | |
Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
Hygge | A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. | Danish | life feeling | |
Aşermek | The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant | Turkish | food | |
Ohrwurm | A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") | German | life music | |
Beschaulich | Quiet, pensive; living a simple life; pleasantly contemplative, unhurried in a fashion that inspires mental well-being. | German | positive | |
Saudade | melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. | Portuguese | life | |
Bildung | education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. | German | cultural | |
Petrichor | The smell of earth after rain | English | nature beauty | |
Jootha | Food eaten by someone and left in the plate | Hindi | food | |
En plein air | Outdoors; in the open air. | French | nature physical | |
Schnapsidee | An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober | German | thinking change | |
Offing | The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future | English | nature beauty | |
Lus | Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. | Afrikaans | adverse | |
Moriturism | The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth | English | awareness philosophy life | |
Firgun (פירגון) | Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. | Hebrew | happiness | |
Chantepleurer | Singng and crying simultaneously | French | action | |
Ehvenişer | When choosing between bad things, the lesser of two evils. | Turkish | philosophy | |
Zechpreller | Someone who leaves without paying the bill. | German | adverse event friends | |
Pelinti | To move hot food around in your mouth | Buli | food | |
Extrawurst | Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary | German | stress adverse action | |
Ilunga | The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. | Tshiluba | growth emotion reflection | |
Dapjeongneo | Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess | Korean | society interaction | |
Avspasere | To take a day (or more) off from work (e.g., because one has previously worked overtime and has built up credit). | Norwegian | society time | |
Dørstokkmila | The longest mile between your cozy couch in your fireplace-candlelight-cabin-hygge and the door threshold. It would be "door-threshold-mile", loosely translated | Norwegian | nature | |
Nepenthe | Something that helps you forget grief or suffering | Greek | growth strength | |
Dhakkann | "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way | Hindi | adverse awareness | |
Kintsukuroi | To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. | Japanese | beauty change | |
Hoʻoponopono | Mutual forgiveness. | Hawaiian | connection character emotion |
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