Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
Commuovere "Heartwarming,” but specifically refers to a story that moved you to tears Italian beauty interaction emotion
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
Numinous Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted - the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed an inspired English beauty emotion
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Kintsukuroi To repair with gold. Understanding that a piece is more beautiful for having broken. Japanese beauty change
Chaval al hazman (חבל אל הזמן) Literally "shame on time"; referring to an amazing experience that you don't want to end Hebrew beauty happiness time
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Yakamoz The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water Turkish nature beauty
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Recherché Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. French beauty attribute
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
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life




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