Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Mangomoment "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?" Dutch love friends connection
Acedia Lack of concern over your spiritual life or "mental sloth" Greek emotion religion
Vabba To be at home with the kids Swedish family
Nepenthe Something that helps you forget grief or suffering Greek growth strength
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Nekama A man who pretends to be a woman on the internet Japanese society
Kopfkino Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") German thinking visual
Kafkaesque Having bizarre of illogical quality English attribute
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Siftah First sale of the day for merchant Turkish event
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Extrawurst Someone who is slowing things down by being fussy, making everything more complicated than necessary German stress adverse action
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Kulturbärare Lit. culture-bearer or culture-carrier; a phenomenon (e.g., person or idea) that upholds a culture and/or moves it forward. Swedish cultural
Schulbildend Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. German growth philosophy
Goya (گویا) The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling Urdu surprise
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
chimak Chicken and beer Korean food
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family 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
Startijenn A kickstart/boost of energy; also denotes perseverance. Breton strength
Andria (ανδρεία) Both valour and courage, expressed in actions in front of the face of danger Greek strength character
Fuchsteufelswütend Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage German adverse stress emotion
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
Halyava (Халява) Getting something without working for it Russian luck positive work
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Koi No Yokan The feeling upon meeting someone that falling in love with them is inevitable. Japanese love
Ninot A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. Valencian attribute




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