Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Wei-wu-wei "Action without action" or effortless doing; conscious non-action; the deliberate and principled decision to do nothing for a reason. Chinese action life
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
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Nodus tollens The realization that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore. English philosophy awareness life
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Onsay Pretend to love Boro life
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Estrenar The experience of wearing something for the first time Spanish life
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
Saudade melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. Portuguese life
Lachesism The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire English thinking life fate
Moriturism The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth English awareness philosophy life




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