Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Anchorage The desire to make time stand still English time
Obhimaan (অভিমান ) Anger, or something close to it, at being upset with a loved one. Abhiman is not anger or sorrow. It is a temporary expression of a feeling about a loved one that he or she is supposed to address. Bengali adverse feeling
Tempus fugit Time flies, flees, escapes. Latin time
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Paavam Someone who is innocent, naive, not well-versed with ways of the world Malayalam attribute
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. Hebrew positive
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Gamchil Korean word of Umami, best translated as "flavorful" and "tasty." Used often when describing a dish that achieves entirely new level of flavor by combining elements from ukegon, meaning land, sea and sky. Korean food taste
Wejbet Unwanted/inconvenient social and family obligations that are somewhat necessary to maintain good relations Arabic family interaction cultural
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Şikemperver Someone who is very fond of eating and drinking Turkish food happiness
Geis Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. Irish change fate
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
Tingo The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend by gradually borrowing all of them Pascuense funny interaction character
Fargin To wholeheartedly appreciate the success of others Yiddish empathy happiness connection
Nakakapag pabagabag Something that brings about excessive anxiety or restlessness for a period of time; something that is making you nervous Tagalog stress feeling awareness
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Jaksaa A lack of enthusiasm to do something Finnish adverse habits
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Kenshō (見性) Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. Japanese awareness growth
Putzfimmel Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning German habits
Empalagoso Too sweet. Adjective to say you ate something so sweet that you got sick of it. Spanish food adverse change
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Irusu Pretending to be out when someone knocks at your door Japanese event funny
Adronitis Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone English friends connection




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