Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Üşenmek To be too lazy to do something Turkish energy
Goso When you smell sesame oil - that nutty, flavorful, aromatic - mostly used to describe smells of sesame and/or bean paste Korean sensory food
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
Gulugulu The sound of a pitcher filling with water Tulu physical sound
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Capricho Work done with care in a way that surpass quality expectations. Portuguese work creative
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Yoisho A word without meaning, said when flopping into a chair after a hard day at work or lifting a heavy bag. Japanese event physical work
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute
Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine The longest word in Turkish, meaning, ‘It's as though you are from those whom we may not be able to easily make into a maker of unsucessful ones.’ Turkish attribute
Nadryv (Надрыв) Literally means "to tear or break", but can also mean the inner tension of someone who is about to break Russian stress emotion
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Weemoed Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). Dutch adverse growth
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion
Gongoozler A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. English action nature
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse
Viitsima To overcome laziness as the last or only obstacle to do something. Estonian persistence strength
Zechpreller Someone who leaves without paying the bill. German adverse event friends
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical




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