Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Ḥôjônsô (һөйөнсө) Good news for which a reward is given Bashkir positive event
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Kyoiku mama A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement Japanese family work growth
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
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
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Apapachar Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad Spanish action
Ninot A ninot is a figure with human representation. In a conversation, it means a person without personality. Valencian attribute
Beau geste A gesture noble in its nature or intention but ultimately meaningless in substance French action
Desenrascar An informal word that means the act of figuring out things Portuguese thinking growth
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society
Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. Hebrew positive
Manna A sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success English change positive
Naz The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do Urdu love strength positive
Schwärmerei Excessive or extreme enthusiasm or sentimentality. German happiness
Weemoed Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). Dutch adverse growth
Schlimazel A chronically unlucky person Yiddish attribute adverse
Tizita (ትዝታ) A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. Amharic time thinking
Chindogu A person seemingly inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem, but are in fact nothing more than a useless gag Japanese creative funny
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
Schnapsdrossel A person that drinks a lot but rarely gets drunk German food habits
Dhakkann "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way Hindi adverse awareness
Cierrabares "Bar-closer". A person who usually leave the party on last place. Spanish friends social
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Cúbóg A collection of Easter eggs Irish physical
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time




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