Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Cafuné Tenderly running your fingers through your lover's hair Portuguese love
Mencolek The trick when you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them Indonesian funny friends action
Viitsima To overcome laziness as the last or only obstacle to do something. Estonian persistence strength
Strikhedonia The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" English positive
Vipāka (विपाक) Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. Sanskrit growth
Jibaku The act of unintentionally or inadvertently demolishing your own argument in the process of defending your view Japanese confusion interaction
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off Russian character society
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. Greek awareness
Nepenthe Something that helps you forget grief or suffering Greek growth strength
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Víðsýni A panoramic view; open-mindedness. Icelandic visual
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Shemomedjamo (შემომეჭამა) To keep eating past the point of being full since the food tastes so good. Georgian food
Spätzünder A person who needs a long time to understands sth/ so who makes belated progress of personal development German adverse
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Anteayer The day before yesteraday Spanish measurement
Tuntuvar The day before a wedding Nogay time event
Wei-wu-wei "Action without action" or effortless doing; conscious non-action; the deliberate and principled decision to do nothing for a reason. Chinese action life
Mauri The essence that animates something living, but not human Māori nature
Schlimazel A chronically unlucky person Yiddish attribute adverse
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
En plein air Outdoors; in the open air. French nature 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
Propuh A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. Bosnian adverse physical
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate




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