Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
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
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Commuovere "Heartwarming,” but specifically refers to a story that moved you to tears Italian beauty interaction emotion
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
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty




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