Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Ćeif A slow and silent enjoyment in someone or in something Bosnian positive feeling
Oodal Overly exaggerated, fake anger that follows a lovers’ quarrel Tamil love event feeling
답답하다 Dabdabhae Literally means stuffy; the feeling of needing to get something off your chest. Or when you want to say something but can't, or an awkward situation where people aren't saying what they mean. Korean social feeling
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Mamihlapinatapai A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin Yaghan love feeling
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Empalagada How you feel after having something too sweet Spanish food feeling
Kinkartvyavimudh Helplessness due to being duty-bound Hindi feeling
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Eunoirophrenia The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. Greek feeling positive
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society
Sensizlik the state and the concept of being without you, not having you Turkish feeling love
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness




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