Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Acedia | Lack of concern over your spiritual life or "mental sloth" | Greek | emotion religion | |
Ellipsism | A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out | English | adverse thinking time | |
Goso | When you smell sesame oil - that nutty, flavorful, aromatic - mostly used to describe smells of sesame and/or bean paste | Korean | sensory food | |
inssa | Short word of insider = trendy people who catch up with the trends | Korean | society | |
Innerer Schweinehund | Literal: 'Inner pig dog'; the lazy voice in your head. It symbolizes the part of you that doesn’t want to go jogging, that prefers staying at home with chocolate and pizza and is just generally lazy. | German | feeling life health | |
Weltschmerz | Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") | German | adverse society | |
Aspaldiko! | Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. | Basque | surprise feeling | |
Moriturism | The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth | English | awareness philosophy life | |
chimak | Chicken and beer | Korean | food | |
Tatemae & Honne | The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) | Japanese | feeling reflection character | |
Psithurism | The sound of wind through trees | English | nature beauty | |
Rè nào (熱鬧) | Not only fun and lively, but also has a special vibe that makes everyone want to be there. | Chinese | positive music | |
Zapoi | 2+ days of drunkenness usually involving a journey or waking up in an unexpected place | Russian | funny adverse habits | |
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 | |
Khaste Nabashid (خسته نباشید) | "I hope that you are not tired" | Persian | society work | |
Tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib. | Pretending to dislike something, when it reality you actually like it. Literal translation, "push of the mouth, pull (drawing closer to self) of the chest". | Tagalog | action | |
Ba Namak | A person "with salt"—funny, witty, flavorful, or charming, as opposed to a humorless, dry person. | Persian | positive exciting | |
Trepverter | A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use | Yiddish | funny life | |
Yakamoz | The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water | Turkish | nature beauty | |
Qarrtsiluni | Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you | Iñupiaq | awareness thinking reflection | |
Tizita (ትዝታ) | A bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by. | Amharic | time thinking | |
Se défouler | Let off steam to release or get rid of excess energy | French | energy stress | |
Parea | A group of friends who regularly gather together to share their experiences about life, their philosophies, values and ideas. | Greek | friends philosophical | |
Avoir la molle | A listless unwillingness to do any work | French | adverse | |
Eshaku | A slight bow of around 15 degrees | Japanese | physical action | |
Ikigai | A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. | Japanese | growth happiness | |
Saucer | To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread | French | action food | |
Akihi | The forgetfulness felt immediately after being given directions | Hawaiian | stress confusion travel | |
Saudade | melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. | Portuguese | life | |
Jaksaa | A lack of enthusiasm to do something | Finnish | adverse habits |
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