Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German feeling
Empalagada How you feel after having something too sweet Spanish food feeling
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise 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
Efkar The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. Turkish feeling adverse
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Voorpret That feeling of excitement you get even before an event actually takes place. Literally translates to “pre-fun.” Dutch happiness feeling exciting
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling
Sankocha The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't Kannada feeling
Gezellig A warm feeling of cozyness, but also have good times with friends af a party. Dutch feeling positive
Dépayser Disorientation; not necessarily unpleasant (e.g., a pleasant sense of strangeness from being in a foreign country). French change feeling
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Kinkartvyavimudh Helplessness due to being duty-bound Hindi feeling
Arbejdsglæde Literally "work happiness"; the feeling of happiness provoked by a satisfying job Danish work happiness feeling
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Gogo It can mean desire, want, spirit or soul, but mainly it's a concept that explains the will of the soul. Basque feeling
Iktsuarpok The feeling of anticipation that leads you to keep looking outside to see if anyone is coming. Inuktitut awareness persistence feeling
Vellichor The strange wistfulness of used bookshops English feeling
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese feeling
Innerer Schweinehund Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. German feeling life health




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