Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Nja | Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. | Swedish | measurement | |
Umay | Gettiing tired of a certain food | Tagalog | food | |
Arigata-meiwaku | When someone does something for you that you didn’t want them to do, and having to express gratitude for the act | Japanese | interaction | |
Mono no aware | The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. | Japanese | beauty | |
Luftmensch | Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer | Yiddish | attribute | |
O ka la nokonoko | A day spent in nervous anticipation of a coughing spell | Hawaiian | thinking health stress | |
Cierrabares | "Bar-closer". A person who usually leave the party on last place. | Spanish | friends social | |
Ghalidan | Rolling from side to side as lovers do | Persian | love action connection | |
Retrouvailles | Lit. 'rediscovery'; a reunion (e.g., with loved ones after a long time apart). | French | friends family | |
Tîeow (เที่ยว) | To wander or roam around in a carefree way. | Thai | travel positive change | |
Capicua | A number that doesn't vary if the numbers are inverted. Also it can be called a palindrome, but the word capicua refers especially to the numbers | Catalan | measurement | |
Tatemae & Honne | The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) | Japanese | feeling reflection character | |
On-nomi | The practice of getting together with friends on the internet and having a drink together | Japanese | friends | |
Nehrotit to | Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something | Czech | stress happiness | |
Dor | The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love | Romanian | love adverse | |
Kyoiku mama | A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement | Japanese | family work growth | |
Saper vivere | The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). | Italian | friends attribute | |
Xiao xiao | The whistling and pattering of rain or wind | Chinese | nature beauty sound | |
Bohereen | A tight, single lane country lane | Irish | explore physical | |
Linslus | Someone who always wants to have their face in a photo. Literal translation: "lens louse" | Swedish | society | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Sehnsucht | Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. | German | philosophy reflection | |
Voetstoots | A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees | Afrikaans | action | |
Latah | Uncontrollable habit of saying embarrassing things | Indonesian | habits | |
Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
Donaldkacsázás | Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers | Hungarian | funny action | |
Guddle | To fish using the hands, by searching under stones at a river bank | Scottish | action nature | |
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) | bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). | Japanese | nature event | |
Ripsaspis (ρίψασπις) | Literal: "the one that throws down his shield"; the one that gives in with dismay | Greek | action | |
Manna | A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success | English | change positive |
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