Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Półtora | Specific word for one and a half of something | Polish | measurement | |
Palla | To steal fruit off trees | Swedish | funny action food | |
Geis | Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. | Irish | change fate | |
Fernweh | To have a yearning to see distant places | German | travel thinking | |
Dugnad | Communal work in a gathering for mutually accomplishing a task (ex: a knitting bee) | Norwegian | work society connection | |
Gula | Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). | Spanish | adverse | |
Tempus fugit | Time flies, flees, escapes. | Latin | time | |
Backpfeifengesicht | A face in need of a slap | German | physical funny | |
Yuputka | A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin | Ulwa | nature adverse | |
Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute | |
Ignōrāmus | Lit. ‘we do not know’ (e.g., the spirit of scientific enquiry), or ‘we take no notice of’ (used in legal contexts, e.g., when deemed evidence to be inadmissible). | Latin | philosophy growth | |
L'appel du vide | Describes the instinctive urge to jump from high places | French | habits physical | |
Morgenfrisk | Feeling rested after a good night's sleep | Danish | health physical | |
poshlost (пошлость) | Used to describe situations where things are being sold under the premise "that the greatest joy can be bought" | Russian | adverse extreme | |
Athazagoraphobia | The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced | English | reflection thinking | |
Spleen | Melancholy without apparent cause | French | feeling | |
Vybafnout | To jump out and say "boo" | Czech | action funny surprise | |
Drachenfutter | A gift to your significant other as a form of apology | German | love feeling | |
Schnapsdrossel | A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk | German | food habits | |
Eunoirophrenia | The peace of mind that comes with having pleasant dreams. | Greek | feeling positive | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Þetta reddast | it will all work out ok' (used especially when things don't look optimistic!). | Icelandic | fate | |
S’encoubler | To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something | French | physical event adverse | |
Viraag | The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love | Hindi | emotion love connection | |
moņ (моң) | Sadness; melody; lyricism | Bashkir | adverse music | |
Mahj | Looking beautiful after having a disease | Persian | beauty change | |
Kæk | Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. | Danish | attribute | |
Muskelkater | Charley horse ("muscle cat") | German | physical | |
sobremesa | After-dinner conversation | Spanish | food friends | |
Noniná | Triple negation. Means yes, with emphasis. | Spanish | attribute measurement positive |
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