Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Schilderwald | Jungle of traffic signs; a street so crowded with signs that you become lost | German | stress confusion | |
Frustfressen | Excessive eating because of frustration | German | food adverse habits | |
Zechpreller | A person who leaves a restaurant without paying | German | adverse action food | |
Siwon | Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool | Korean | food attribute | |
Dapjeongneo | Used when someone asks a question despite knowing the answer, expecting the listener to make a smart and studied guess | Korean | society interaction | |
Levensgenieter | Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted | Dutch | life happiness positive | |
Desenrascar | An informal word that means the act of figuring out things | Portuguese | thinking growth | |
Hiraeth | A deep longing for home | Welsh | reflection feeling | |
Egyszer volt budán kutyavásár | Literal: "there was a dog-market in Buda only once"; translates to essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity | Hungarian | life fate exciting | |
Fensterln | To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her | German | love action persistence | |
Erinmek | Not doing something you have to do just because you don’t want to; being a prick | Nogay | adverse | |
Zhì (智) | Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. | Chinese | thinking awareness | |
Mokita | The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. | Kilivila | awareness thinking society | |
Zgabalj | Mixture of all the bad things in the world, combined | Serbian | adverse society | |
Wegbier | A beer you're having on your way somewhere (i.e. a party) | German | friends event food | |
Selcouth | Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. | English | attribute | |
Waldeinsamkeit | The feeling of solitude in the woods | German | nature beauty | |
Rire dans sa barbe | To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened | French | funny reflection action | |
Sehnsucht | Thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences. | German | philosophy reflection | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Vipāka (विपाक) | Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. | Sanskrit | growth | |
Seny | Common sense, is a form of ancestral Catalan wisdom or sensibleness. It involves well-pondered perception of situations, level-headedness, awareness, integrity, and right action | Catalan | positive character | |
Jaksaa | A lack of enthusiasm to do something | Finnish | adverse habits | |
Nunchi | The art of listening to a person and identifying his or her moods or emotions. The literal combination of "eye" and measure" | Korean | interaction connection emotion | |
Nutro (Нутро) | Something that governs your inner being; your core | Russian | strength character | |
Nja | Combining no (nej) and yes (ja); neither yes or no (or both yes and no); expressing uncertainty. | Swedish | measurement | |
Wú (無) | Negative, void, nothingness, non-being; can imply 'neither yes nor no'. | Chinese | adverse | |
Saper vivere | The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). | Italian | friends attribute | |
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) | To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off | Russian | character society | |
Naz | The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do | Urdu | love strength positive |
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