Eunoia

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Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 700+ untranslatable words by 80+ languages and 60+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
cāral (சாரல்) A gentle secondary drizzle either from a waterfall or rain Tamil nature
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Lieko A tree trunk that has fallen to the bottom of a lake Finnish nature
Rabharta A spring tide Irish nature
En plein air Outdoors; in the open air. French nature physical
Kertek The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot Malay sound nature
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Camhanaich Half-light; early morning twilight Irish event nature
Friluftsliv “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature Norwegian nature health
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature
Mauri The essence that animates something living, but not human Māori nature
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature
Nakhur A camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled Persian nature
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Volta During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street Greek time physical nature




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