Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Tîeow (เที่ยว) | To wander or roam around in a carefree way. | Thai | travel positive change | |
Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
Gamchil | Korean word of Umami, best translated as "flavorful" and "tasty." Used often when describing a dish that achieves entirely new level of flavor by combining elements from ukegon, meaning land, sea and sky. | Korean | food taste | |
Apapachar | Pamper a person especially when she or he is sad | Spanish | action | |
Fuchsteufelswütend | Literal: 'Fox devil angry'; steaming with rage | German | adverse stress emotion | |
Frustfressen | Excessive eating because of frustration | German | food adverse habits | |
Zanshin (残心) | Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). | Japanese | awareness | |
Njuta | to deeply enjoy, to profoundly appreciate. | Swedish | positive | |
Mamihlapinatapai | A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin | Yaghan | love feeling | |
Saper vivere | The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). | Italian | friends attribute | |
Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
Autophile | A person that loves solitude, being alone | English | character attribute | |
Putzfimmel | Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning | German | habits | |
Metanoia | The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life | English | growth change | |
Tizita (ትዝታ) | A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. | Amharic | time thinking | |
Minestra riscaldata | Literally "heated soup"; something done again but never as good as the first time it happened. Alternative to cavoli riscaldati (heated cabbage) | Italian | attribute | |
Poka-Yoke | Any mechanism in any process that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) | Japanese | work process | |
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 | |
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 | |
Naz | The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do | Urdu | love strength positive | |
Bixomets | Shame on behalf of others | Catalan | feeling adverse | |
Turnbeutelvergesser | Literally "sportsbag", but often used for a pupil that forgets their gym bag. | German | funny | |
Gemes | The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute | Indonesian | funny emotion | |
Unglücksrabe | An unlucky person (literally: Raven with bad luck) | German | luck adverse | |
Koev li halev (כואב לי הלב) | Literally "my head hurts", but used to convey empathy for someone's suffering | Yiddish | empathy connection |
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