Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Tokimeki ときめき Excitement; Feeling of bliss or joy from a discrete experience Japanese emotion feeling happiness
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Tsuji-giri To try out a new sword on a passer-by Japanese action violence
Duende The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person Spanish art feeling emotion
Opia the ambiguous intensity of eye-contact which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable. English society awareness
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
Rashk-e-Qamar Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty Urdu beauty
Numinous Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted - the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed an inspired English beauty emotion
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Koshatnik A dealer in stolen cats Russian adverse character work
Limerence the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. English emotion love
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
Mecnun "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability Turkish love emotion
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Efkar The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. Turkish feeling adverse
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
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
Konfliktfähigkeit the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. German growth
Klexos the art of dwelling on the past; coined by John Koenig. English thinking
Vipāka (विपाक) Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. Sanskrit growth
Tízórai A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" Hungarian food time
Buksvåger Literally means "abdomen brothers-in-law"; used for two men who have slept with the same woman Swedish physical
Strikhedonia The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" English positive
Gigil The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute Tagalog physical positive funny
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Zanshin (残心) Lit. ‘remaining/enduring heart-mind’; a state of relaxed mental alertness (especially in the face of danger or stress). Japanese awareness
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
A'ama Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another Hawaiian interaction
Aduantas Describes the angst that comes with being in an unfamiliar place and among unfamiliar people Irish stress change




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