Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Yakamoz The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water Turkish nature beauty
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature
Frischluftfanatiker literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air German nature
Kram The quality of snow that makes it moldable so that one make snow balls and snowmen. Norwegian nature attribute
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). Japanese nature event
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Desir The sound of sand driven by the wind Malay sound nature
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Chandamama (చందమామ) Literally "uncle moon"; referring to the moon when admiring it Telugu nature beauty
Gongoozler A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. English action nature
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Skare A thin layer of ice on top of snow Swedish physical nature
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature
Dørstokkmila The longest mile between your cozy couch in your fireplace-candlelight-cabin-hygge and the door threshold. It would be "door-threshold-mile", loosely translated Norwegian nature
Lieko A tree trunk that has fallen to the bottom of a lake Finnish nature
cāral (சாரல்) A gentle secondary drizzle either from a waterfall or rain Tamil nature
Nakhur A camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled Persian nature
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty




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