Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Agape selfless love to all, universal loving kindness Greek love connection
Odnoliub Someone who has only one love in his or her life; someone who is capable of loving only one at a time Russian love fate
Ciğerparem Describe love to someone who is in the deepest part of his/her heart; refers to someone that you love as much as your own body. Turkish love connection
Fensterln To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her German love action persistence
Onsra That bittersweet feeling of loving for the last time; the feeling when you already know that a love won't last Boro love fate emotion
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Ghalidan Rolling from side to side as lovers do Persian love action connection
Fanaa (فناء) Used in a romantic, and spiritual sense. It could also mean breaking free, escaping ego, dying while your material body hasn’t Urdu fate love
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
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
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
Noroke To brag about or sing the praises of the person you love Japanese love emotion
Abhisar (অভিসার) Lit. 'going towards'; a meeting (often secret) between lovers / partners. Bengali love event
Cwtch Wrapping of your arms around someone to make them feel safe in the world Welsh love connection
Limerence the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. English emotion love
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A way to declare your hope that your loved one will outlive you because of how unbearable it would be to live without them. Arabic love time strength
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion
Razbliuto The feeling for someone you used to love but no longer do Russian love change awareness
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Oodal Overly exaggerated, fake anger that follows a lovers’ quarrel Tamil love event feeling
Sensizlik the state and the concept of being without you, not having you Turkish feeling love




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