Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Prozvonit | To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. | Czech | life funny event | |
Kaapshljmurslis | The feeling of being cramped on public transportation | Latvian | stress physical | |
Rè nào (熱鬧) | Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. | Chinese | positive music | |
Décidément | When coincidences occur or when events repeat themselves by chance (for example, when you run into the same person many times in one week) | French | surprise interaction fate | |
Anemoia | Nostalgia for a time that you have never lived | Greek | reflection philosophy | |
Kairosclerosis | A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it | English | happiness reflection change | |
Достолепие (dostolepiye) | Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. | Bulgarian | beauty | |
kaṟpu (கற்பு) | Determination to chastity, even in the face of adversity | Tamil | strength | |
Morgenfrisk | Feeling rested after a good night's sleep | Danish | health physical | |
Rudenėja | The transition from summer to fall, used to describe all the processes during the change of the seasons, for example leaves changing the colour, constant rain, etc. | Lithuanian | beauty change | |
Kertek | The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot | Malay | sound nature | |
Vybafnout | To jump out and say "boo" | Czech | action funny surprise | |
Paavam | Someone who is innocent, naive, not well-versed with ways of the world | Malayalam | attribute | |
Verschlimmbessern | Literally "worsen better"; making something worse while trying to improve it | German | action | |
Aeipathy | A continued passion; an unyielding disease | English | persistence | |
Fuubutsushi | The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. | Japanese | time | |
Kopfkino | Imagining scenarios vividly ("head cinema") | German | thinking visual | |
Unglücksrabe | An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) | German | luck adverse | |
Kusukusu | The suppressed giggling and tittering of a group of women | Japanese | sound friends funny | |
Ômä (өмә) | Collective helping | Bashkir | society positive | |
Estrenar | The experience of wearing something for the first time | Spanish | life | |
Layogenic | Good looking from a distance | Tagalog | visual | |
Enxebre | Something pure and very authentic | Galician | positive attribute | |
Crapoter | verb. To not take a lungful of a cigarette. | French | health action society | |
Yuanfen | A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends. | Chinese | love society |
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