Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Gula Gluttony, greed; indulgence; eating simply for the taste (i.e., not from hunger). Spanish adverse
Sokaiya A man with a few shares in several companies who extorts money by threatening to come to the shareholders' meetings and cause trouble Japanese adverse
Desus The quiet, smooth sound of somebody farting although not very loudly Indonesian sound funny action
Adroit Lit. according to right; skilled, resourceful; dexterous. French attribute
Vabba To be at home with the kids Swedish family
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Urkn Similar to Siwon but has a greater depth in taste. Literally derived from "face-chilling spicy" Usually used to describe heavier stews than word "siwon" Korean food taste
Sisu Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity Finnish growth strength
kataṟu (கதறு) Helplessly shaking and crying Tamil action adverse
Raspafiestas An adjective to describe a person who doesn't go until the party is over. Spanish habits attribute friends
Koi No Yokan The feeling upon meeting someone that falling in love with them is inevitable. Japanese love
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Morriña Nostalgia that you feel when you are far from home Galician feeling awareness life
A'ama Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another Hawaiian interaction
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Packesel The person who’s stuck carrying everyone else’s bags on a trip German travel physical
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature
Strikhedonia The joy of being able to say "to hell with it" English positive
Zechpreller A person who leaves a restaurant without paying German adverse action food
Aegyo (애교) Accentuated cute behaviour (voice/facial expression/gestures); Frequently used by K-pop idols (all genders) as fan service. Also used as a sign of affection towards loved ones (family or romantic partners). Korean cultural
Oodal Overly exaggerated, fake anger that follows a lovers’ quarrel Tamil love event feeling
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
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
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
Attaccabottone Something that you long to get away from but struggle to Italian adverse
Pretoogjes Lit. 'fun eyes'; the twinkling eyes of someone engaging in benign mischief or fun. Dutch attribute phsyical
Guān xì (關係) Cultivating relationships; reciprocal connections; networking; social karma. Chinese society friends
Startijenn A kickstart/boost of energy; also denotes perseverance. Breton strength




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