Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity Hungarian life fate exciting
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Saudade melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. Portuguese life
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Sud’ba (судьба). Fate, destiny, fortune Russian fate change life
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
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Trasnochar To stay up all night Spanish life time event
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese 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
Onsay Pretend to love Boro life
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Jijivisha The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living Hindi philosophy life awareness
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society




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