Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Adroit Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. French attribute
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
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
Formacja A state of mind and its own culture of a generation Polish society change
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Te (德) Virtue; morality; integrity; inner power. Chinese strength
Kibun Your state of mind with respect to your place in the world. Korean reflection awareness
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
Haiku (俳句) A form of Japanese poetry, usually just 17 syllables long (with lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables), involving the sudden juxtapositions of ideas or images, and often focused on natural (e.g., seasonal) phenomena. Japanese art
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A way to declare your hope that your loved one will outlive you because of how unbearable it would be to live without them. Arabic love time strength
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Buksvåger Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman Swedish physical
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection
Rudenėja The transition from summer to fall, used to describe all the processes during the change of the seasons, for example leaves changing the colour, constant rain, etc. Lithuanian beauty change
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Putzfimmel Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning German habits
Hikikomori Reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement Japanese society
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
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. Tibetan awareness physical
Tîeow (เที่ยว) To wander or roam around in a carefree way. Thai travel positive change
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Mysig To describe anything with an unexpectedly relaxing vibe Swedish positive
Mangomoment "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?" Dutch love friends connection
Janteloven Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual Norwegian society positive interaction
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking




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