Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Livsnjutare | Someone who loves life deeply | Swedish | love life beauty | |
Gigil | The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute | Tagalog | physical positive funny | |
Carpe Diem | Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. | Latin | positive | |
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) | Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. | Tibetan | awareness physical | |
Tsuji-giri | To try out a new sword on a passer-by | Japanese | action violence | |
Épater les bourgeois | To shock the middle classes | French | society surprise extreme | |
Tinga | Particles of food left between teeth | Tagalog | food physical | |
Apapachar | Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad | Spanish | action | |
Pålägg | Anything that you can put in a sandwich | Swedish | food attribute | |
Guddle | To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank | Scottish | action nature | |
Iktsuarpok | The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. | Inuktitut | awareness persistence feeling | |
कौतुक (Kautuk) | What is required is steady, constructive effort, not lightning speed and empty show | Marathi | philosophy persistence | |
Donaldkacsázás | Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers | Hungarian | funny action | |
Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
Gezellig | A warm feeling of cozyness, but also have good times with friends af a party. | Dutch | feeling positive | |
Kaapshljmurslis | The feeling of being cramped on public transportation | Latvian | stress physical | |
Weemoed | Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). | Dutch | adverse growth | |
Resol | That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. | Mallorquín | nature | |
Packesel | The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip | German | travel physical | |
Trasnochar | To stay up all night | Spanish | life time event | |
Cafuné | Tenderly running your fingers through your lover's hair | Portuguese | love | |
Parea | A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. | Greek | friends philosophical | |
Numinous | Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted - the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed an inspired | English | beauty emotion | |
Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
Te quiero | Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. | Spanish | feeling | |
Kilig | It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. | Tagalog | feeling love connection | |
Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive | |
Shibui | Old school cool | Japanese | attribute | |
Ohrwurm | A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") | German | life music | |
Siftah | First sale of the day for merchant | Turkish | event |
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