Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Urkn Similar to Siwon but has a greater depth in taste. Literally derived from "face-chilling spicy" Usually used to describe heavier stews than word "siwon" Korean food taste
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Mana The prestige, power, dominance of something or someone Māori attribute
Fanaa (فناء) Used in a romantic, and spiritual sense. It could also mean breaking free, escaping ego, dying while your material body hasn’t Urdu fate love
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food physical
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society
Insouciant Free from worry, concern, or anxiety English positive
Capricho Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. Portuguese work creative
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
Bilita Mpash Opposite of a nightmare Bantu positive event
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Unglücksrabe An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) German luck adverse
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
Ciğerparem Describe love to someone who is in the deepest part of his/her heart; refers to someone that you love as much as your own body. Turkish love connection
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
Zapoi 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place Russian funny adverse habits
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Półtora Specific word for one and a half of something Polish measurement
Verschlimmbesserung An attempt at improvement that makes things worse than they already were German adverse
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Kuidare To eat yourself into backruptcy Japanese food funny
Vorfreude The joyful, intense anticipation that comes from imagining future pleasures German time awareness happiness
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature




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