Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
Sielvartas | Literal translation as “soul tumbling” used as grief or resentment | Lithuanian | adverse thinking emotion | |
Wintercearig | Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter | English | weather emotion adverse | |
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work | |
Vergangenheitsbewältigung | Coping with the past | German | reflection growth | |
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) | Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. | Greek | society | |
Fingerspitzengefühl | Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse | German | feeling | |
Sirimiri | Weak and constant rain; stronger than a mist but less than a shower. | Basque | weather physical | |
Cavoli riscaldati | Literally "reheated cabbage"; When you attempt to start up a failed relationship or love affair | Italian | love event persistence | |
Xiao xiao | The whistling and pattering of rain or wind | Chinese | nature beauty sound | |
Schnickschnack | Items of little value; empty words that people may utter | German | adverse | |
Ba Namak | A person "with salt"—funny, witty, flavorful, or charming, as opposed to a humorless, dry person. | Persian | positive exciting | |
Gongoozler | A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. | English | action nature | |
Seny | Common sense, is a form of ancestral Catalan wisdom or sensibleness. It involves well-pondered perception of situations, level-headedness, awareness, integrity, and right action | Catalan | positive character | |
Sous-entendu | Don't listen to what you heard. Listen for the message embedded. | French | awareness reflection | |
Trepverter | A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use | Yiddish | funny life | |
Gattara | A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats | Italian | life society | |
Pole | Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. | Swahili | thinking life | |
Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
Harkla | The little coughing noise one makes, often before giving a speech or dislodging a piece of cinnamon bun from their throat | Swedish | action | |
Onism | The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. | English | awareness reflection thinking | |
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 | |
Tampo | Behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings; when you're disappointed with someone yet do not express it directly | Tagalog | adverse emotion | |
Tîeow (เที่ยว) | To wander or roam around in a carefree way. | Thai | travel positive change | |
Capicua | A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers | Catalan | measurement | |
Mulaltsag | From a von Neumann biography: "It is not a party, it is not a feast, it is not even an orgy; it is simply the spontaneous combustion of a bunch of people having a good time." | Hungarian | exciting community | |
Zeitgeist | The "spirit of the time" is what's going on culturally, religiously, or intellectually during a certain period. | German | time society | |
Gaupasa | Spend the whole night partying until the early morning of the next day. | Basque | interaction exciting | |
Strikhedonia | The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" | English | positive | |
Noroke | To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love | Japanese | love emotion |
PS: You might notice above that I launched 12 scholarships in 12 months last year, raising $13450. You can follow the instructions in this guide, if you'd like to create a scholarship of your own.