Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Xiao xiao | The whistling and pattering of rain or wind | Chinese | nature beauty sound | |
Arlésienne | Used to describe people who are at the centre of a conversation/situation/problem but can’t be found anywhere | French | society interaction | |
Handschuhschneeballwerfer | A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance | German | adverse attribute interaction | |
Putzfimmel | Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning | German | habits | |
Chrysalism | An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. | English | nature beauty | |
Pisan Zapra | The time needed to eat a banana | Malay | time measurement food | |
Te quiero | Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. | Spanish | feeling | |
Að redda | To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. | Icelandic | time | |
Mudita | The pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being or happiness | Sanskrit | happiness positive empathy | |
Sturmfrei | Having the house or flat to oneself | German | event | |
Redamancy | The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full | English | love emotion | |
Zapoi | 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place | Russian | funny adverse habits | |
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work | |
L’ecole stratim (לאכול סרטים) | Literally "to eat motives"; describing a person that loves drama | Yiddish | extreme interaction | |
Apomakrysmenophobia | The sudden fear that the relationships you posses are shallow or lack depth | English | thinking connection trust | |
Zugzwang | To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage | German | action interaction philosophy | |
Seigneur-terrasse | Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café | French | funny life | |
Nodus tollens | The realization that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore. | English | philosophy awareness life | |
Stushevatsya | To fade into the background | Russian | action | |
Sankocha | The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't | Kannada | feeling | |
L'esprit de l'escalier | Thinking of the perfect reply after the conversation is over. | French | friends interaction | |
Anteayer | The day before yesteraday | Spanish | measurement | |
Lekker | Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval | Afrikaans | positive attribute | |
Crapoter | verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. | French | health action society | |
Nedoperepitj (недоперепить) | To drink more than one should have, but less than one would have wanted. To fail to drink too much. | Russian | funny action |
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