Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp German action attribute
Mimoso Said of something that enjoys being pampered or shown affection Spanish attribute love
Shibui Old school cool Japanese attribute
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
Bimyou Not bad, or "meh" Japanese attribute
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food 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
Séanas A gap between the upper front teeth Irish physical attribute
Jouissance "an excess of life", often translated as joy but also can be understood as catharsis French attribute
Luftmensch Literal: "air person". Refers to someone who is a bit of a dreamer Yiddish attribute
Adroit Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. French attribute
Paavam Someone who is innocent, naive, not well-versed with ways of the world Malayalam attribute
Lekker Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval Afrikaans positive attribute
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Minestra riscaldata Literally "heated soup"; something done again but never as good as the first time it happened. Alternative to cavoli riscaldati (heated cabbage) Italian attribute
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Akrasia When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. Greek philosophy attribute
Ǩuẓlanyu To marry a divorced woman Bashkir family attribute
Ser/Estar The verb 'to be' is two different verbs in Spanish. Ser is 'what you are' and estar is 'how you are/where you are' Spanish attribute




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