Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Desvelarse To wake up in the middle of the night. Be unable to fall asleep. Spanish event adverse
Nadryv (Надрыв) Literally means "to tear or break", but can also mean the inner tension of someone who is about to break Russian stress emotion
Madrugada The time of day occurring between past midnight and early morning Spanish time measurement
Carpe Diem Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. Latin positive
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Şikemperver Someone who is very fond of eating and drinking Turkish food happiness
Hammajang "All messed up" Hawaiian adverse
Geis Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. Irish change fate
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Capricho Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. Portuguese work creative
Mauerbauertraurigkeit The unexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends who really like you. German friends habits
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Apomakrysmenophobia The sudden fear that the relationships you posses are shallow or lack depth English thinking connection trust
Cierrabares "Bar-closer". A person who usually leave the party on last place. Spanish friends social
Lekker Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval Afrikaans positive attribute
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action
Philotimo Love of honour Greek character
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
Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine The longest word in Turkish, meaning, ‘It's as though you are from those whom we may not be able to easily make into a maker of unsucessful ones.’ Turkish attribute
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) Young, baby fruit Tamil food
Zeg The day after tomorrow Georgian time measurement
Avos' Doing something without planning, without putting in much effort, yet counting on success Russian luck
Sturmfrei Having the house or flat to oneself German event
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food physical
Layogenic Good looking from a distance Tagalog visual
Schulbildend Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. German growth philosophy
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature




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