Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Vipāka (विपाक) Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. Sanskrit growth
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance German adverse attribute interaction
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Ehvenişer When choosing between bad things, the lesser of two evils. Turkish philosophy
Víðsýni A panoramic view; open-mindedness. Icelandic visual
Talkoot a collectively pursued/undertaken task; voluntary community work. Finnish event society
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Cynefin A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming Welsh nature feeling
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Débrouillardise Quality of someone who is resourceful and lives with the ability to creatively improvise; someone who can make do and solve problems without much French creative
Fargin To wholeheartedly appreciate the success of others Yiddish empathy happiness connection
Lieko A tree trunk that has fallen to the bottom of a lake Finnish nature
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Zuihitsu (随筆) Literally, “running brush”. A genre of Japanese literature; authors write what’s top of mind and follow their random thoughts. The genre is more personal than performative and gives the reader an intimate look at the inner workings of the writer’s mind. Japanese writing creative
Mahalo Thankfulness, appreciation, and gratitude as a way of living Hawaiian positive
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
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Bildung education, formation, acculturation, cultivation, development. German cultural
Schnapsidee An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober German thinking change
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Latah Uncontrollable habit of saying embarrassing things Indonesian habits
Wegbier A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) German friends event food




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