Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) Young, baby fruit Tamil food
Gretchenfrage A direct question with the intention of unveiling the underlying thoughts of the person being questioned German awareness connection
Wú jí (無極) Lit. without highest point, utmost point, ridgepole; ultimate, boundless, limitless; the primodial universe; original nature. Chinese measurement
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
cāral (சாரல்) A gentle secondary drizzle either from a waterfall or rain Tamil nature
Cwtch Wrapping of your arms around someone to make them feel safe in the world Welsh love connection
Myötähäpeä Secondhand embarrassment Finnish adverse feeling
Saper vivere The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). Italian friends attribute
Kertek The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot Malay sound nature
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
Glückspilz A lucky person ("lucky mushroom") German positive
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Að redda To save someone or fix something in a time sensitive manner. Icelandic time
Se défouler Let off steam to release or get rid of excess energy French energy stress
Te (德) Virtue; morality; integrity; inner power. Chinese strength
Kombinować to conspire/try to resolve a problem with unusual methods or through connections Polish creative action
Goesting Looking forward to, can't wait, have an appetite for Dutch positive feeling
Fanaa (فناء) Used in a romantic, and spiritual sense. It could also mean breaking free, escaping ego, dying while your material body hasn’t Urdu fate love
Philoxenia (Φιλοξενία) Love of strangers, guests; a hospitable act of welcome. Greek society
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Majime (真面目) Reliable, responsible, diligent; seriousness, formality. Japanese society attribute
Chingada An imaginary, horrible place where you send all those who annoy you Spanish funny adverse character
Weichei Literal: "soft egg"; someone who is weak or cowardly German adverse attribute
Schnapsleiche So who passed out drunk ("liquor corpse") German adverse event friends
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion




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