Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Sturmfrei | Having the house or flat to oneself | German | event | |
Rauxa | Sudden determination or action; rapture | Catalan | action strength | |
Zgabalj | Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined | Serbian | adverse society | |
Backpfeifengesicht | A face in need of a slap | German | physical funny | |
Tima | Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it | Icelandic | thinking action | |
Schnapsidee | An idea you have when you're drunk and will probably not considered anymore once you're sober | German | thinking change | |
Selcouth | Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. | English | attribute | |
Lachesism | The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire | English | thinking life fate | |
Dreich | Especially of weather: dreary, bleak. For example, "a cold, dreich early April day" | Scottish | weather adverse | |
Rückkehrunruhe | The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. | German | awareness time | |
Sortable | adj. Someone you can take out without fear of being embarrassed, usually used to refer to friends or family members. e.g. "Elle n'est pas sortable." | French | friends interaction society | |
Firgun (פירגון) | Ungrudging and overt (expressed) pride and happiness at other's successes. | Hebrew | happiness | |
Séanas | A gap between the upper front teeth | Irish | physical attribute | |
Sisu | Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity | Finnish | growth strength | |
Salām (سلام) | Peace, harmony, wholeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquillity; used also as a greeting/parting salutation. | Arabic | positive | |
Mumpsimus | A traditional custom or notion adhered to although shown to be unreasonable. | English | society cultural | |
Adronitis | Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone | English | friends connection | |
Fuubutsushi | The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. | Japanese | time | |
Aspaldiko! | Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. | Basque | surprise feeling | |
Acoy | Something that is either very positive or negative | Indonesian | positive measurement | |
Layogenic | Good looking from a distance | Tagalog | visual | |
Storgi (στοργη) | the love between parents and children | Greek | love family | |
Serendipity | The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way | Tamil | event beauty life | |
Eesome | Pleasing to the eye | English | beauty | |
Efkar | The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. | Turkish | feeling adverse | |
Janteloven | Jante’s law; a set of social codes or norms that emphasize the importance of collective success rather than individual | Norwegian | society positive interaction | |
Boketto (ぼけっと) | gazing vacantly into the distance (without thought or sense of self). | Japanese | ||
Gula | Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). | Spanish | adverse | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Sóphrosuné (σωφροσύνη) | excellence of character and soundness of mind; leads to other beneficial qualities, such as moderation and self-control. | Greek | awareness |
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