Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Milozvučan Having a sweet and gentle voice Croatian attribute physical
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature
Angushti za'id Someone with six fingers Persian physical
Cúbóg A collection of Easter eggs Irish physical
Löyly The steam that rises from the sauna heater when water is thrown on it Finnish physical
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Didis To search and pick up lice from one's own hair, usually when in bed at night Indonesian physical adverse
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
Morgenfrisk Feeling rested after a good night's sleep Danish health physical
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food 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
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
Buksvåger Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman Swedish physical
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
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
L'appel du vide Describes the instinctive urge to jump from high places French habits physical
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Muskelkater Charley horse ("muscle cat") German physical
Gulugulu The sound of a pitcher filling with water Tulu physical sound




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