Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness 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
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
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
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
Recherché Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. French beauty attribute
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Yakamoz The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water Turkish nature beauty
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Rashk-e-Qamar Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty Urdu beauty
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Chandamama (చందమామ) Literally "uncle moon"; referring to the moon when admiring it Telugu nature beauty
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
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




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