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
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Lachesism The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire English thinking life fate
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Moriturism The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth English awareness philosophy life
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Oxymoron Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction English attribute confusion
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection
Gongoozler A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. English action nature
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Vemödalen The fear that everything has already been done. For example: the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist. English philosophy awareness art
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society
Sonder the realization that everyone has a life as vivid and complex as your own); coined by John Koenig. English philosophy awareness
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
Nodus tollens The realization that the plot of your life doesn't make sense to you anymore. English philosophy awareness life
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Monachopsis The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place English awareness society
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness




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