Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature
Blunda To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. Swedish action
Lieko A tree trunk that has fallen to the bottom of a lake Finnish nature
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
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
İmece The gathering of many people and doing the work of one person Turkish community
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Énouement The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. French awareness philosophy
Schilderwald Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost German stress confusion
Nakhur A camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled Persian nature
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Şırış Mucus or the sweet sugary residue from fruits or other treats Nogay food
Koshatnik A dealer in stolen cats Russian adverse character work
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
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
Siftah First sale of the day for merchant Turkish event
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Panapoo'o The act of searching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten. Hawaiian habits
Magari maybe, hopeful wish, wistful regret, in my dreams, if only. Italian thinking
Rizq Life's provision of account. Often used in daily speech when someone wasn’t able to achieve something, it wasn’t in their Rizq. Urdu philosophy connection
Kyoiku mama A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement Japanese family work growth




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