Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
En plein air Outdoors; in the open air. French nature physical
Gulugulu The sound of a pitcher filling with water Tulu physical sound
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
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Döşek Anything that you can use when you are laying down or sleeping Turkish physical
Packesel The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip German travel physical
Shlep To bring something from one place to another, but with the implication that its a burden to the carrier. Example: I had to shlep the bag of rocks all the way down the road Yiddish physical action
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Zhaghzhagh The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage Tamil adverse action physical
Pulesveis Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex Norwegian physical
Cúbóg A collection of Easter eggs Irish physical
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Morgenfrisk Feeling rested after a good night's sleep Danish health physical
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. Tibetan awareness physical
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Aka'aka'a Skin peeling or falling off after either sunburn or heavy drinking Hawaiian physical adverse




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