Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Sensizlik the state and the concept of being without you, not having you Turkish feeling love
Fingerspitzengefühl Literal: “finger tips feeling", but means an intuitive feel or to have one's finger on the pulse German 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
Goesting Looking forward to, can't wait, have an appetite for Dutch positive feeling
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Töörõõm work fun': finding the simple joys in everyday tasks. Estonian work feeling
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse 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
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Vergüenza ajena Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others Spanish adverse feeling
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Hatsuyume The first dream one has in the new year; thought to be an omen Japanese 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
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Nostalgie de la boue A yearning for degradation, depravity, or other crude/base aspects of life, literally "a yearning for mud" French feeling
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Empalagada How you feel after having something too sweet Spanish food feeling
Cynefin A place where a person or an animal feels it ought to live and belong; it is where nature around you feels right and welcoming Welsh nature 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
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society




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