Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Tokimeku A sudden flutter in your heart, or that feeling of inspiration if you’re anticipating something Japanese feeling exciting
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Abbiocco The feeling of falling asleep after lunch or dinner Italian food feeling
Vellichor The strange wistfulness of used bookshops English feeling
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Vergüenza ajena Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others Spanish adverse feeling
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
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
Duende The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person Spanish art feeling emotion
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature
Goesting Looking forward to, can't wait, have an appetite for Dutch positive feeling
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love 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
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Empalagada How you feel after having something too sweet Spanish food feeling
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
Te quiero Similar to "I love you" in a lower level, something that you say to someone and maybe someday it will be "love". For example, It's used with close co workers or in the classroom. Spanish feeling
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Nostalgie de la boue A yearning for degradation, depravity, or other crude/base aspects of life, literally "a yearning for mud" French feeling
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling




If you like Eunoia, you might like some of my other projects...


PS: You might notice above that I launched 12 scholarships in 12 months last year, raising $13450. You can follow the instructions in this guide, if you'd like to create a scholarship of your own.







Integral Labs Inc.