Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Abhisar (অভিসার) Lit. 'going towards'; a meeting (often secret) between lovers / partners. Bengali love event
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
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
(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
Cwtch Wrapping of your arms around someone to make them feel safe in the world Welsh love connection
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
Ghalidan Rolling from side to side as lovers do Persian love action connection
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
Mandilón A male who is super dedicated to his girlfriend, as compared to his friends Spanish love character
Mangomoment "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?" Dutch love friends connection
Redamancy The act of loving the one who loves you; a returned love in full English love emotion
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
Viraag The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love Hindi emotion love connection
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Kweesten Inviting a lover into your bed for some pillow talk Dutch love action event
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
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
Philia "highest form of love"; deep love between friends, brotherly love Greek love friends
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Sensizlik the state and the concept of being without you, not having you Turkish feeling love




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