Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Uzsonna A meal between lunch and dinner Hungarian food time
Ḥôjônsô (һөйөнсө) Good news for which a reward is given Bashkir positive event
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
İmece The gathering of many people and doing the work of one person Turkish community
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) Young, baby fruit Tamil food
Nakhur A camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled Persian nature
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Nehrotit to Literal: “Not to make X into a sharp point"; a choice not to stress about something Czech stress happiness
Razbliuto The feeling for someone you used to love but no longer do Russian love change awareness
Rire dans sa barbe To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened French funny reflection action
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
Házisárkány Literally "indoor dragon"; a nagging restless spouse Hungarian family stress adverse
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Tenyérbemászó Literally "palm crawler"; a face begging to be punched Hungarian funny adverse
Adronitis Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone English friends connection
Mana The prestige, power, dominance of something or someone Māori attribute
Eshaku A slight bow of around 15 degrees Japanese physical action
Dhurna Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid Hindi action persistence
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Friluftsliv “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature Norwegian nature health




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