Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Nementia Feeling nervous or anxious in your own skin English feeling adverse
Exulansis The tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it. English emotion thinking
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Insouciant Free from worry, concern, or anxiety English positive
Vellichor The strange wistfulness of used bookshops English feeling
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness
Adronitis Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone English friends connection
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
Mumpsimus A traditional custom or notion adhered to although shown to be unreasonable. English society cultural
Kafkaesque Having bizarre of illogical quality English attribute
Wintercearig Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter English weather emotion adverse
Ennui A feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do English adverse feeling
Kenopsia The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. English change time
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Agnosthesia The state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior English confusion thinking
Moledro A feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you'll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away English awareness connection
Sonder the realization that everyone has a life as vivid and complex as your own); coined by John Koenig. English philosophy awareness
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
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
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




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