Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
Pochemuchka A person who asks a lot of questions Russian friends attribute habits
Lekker Literal translation "tasty", but can be used to describe anything that has one's hearty approval Afrikaans positive attribute
Mana The prestige, power, dominance of something or someone Māori attribute
Nekojita (ねこじた) Literally "cat's tongue"; a person who is sensitive to hot food and especially hot drinks Japanese food attribute
Schlimazel A chronically unlucky person Yiddish attribute adverse
Pomicione A man who seizes any chance of being in close contact with a woman Italian attribute
Siwon Usually meanng cool or cold, but when used in the context of dining, means the taste which achieves the ideal umami such that the food feels cool Korean food attribute
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
Bimyou Not bad, or "meh" Japanese attribute
Jein Yes and no German attribute measurement
Saper vivere The ability to handle people and situations with charm, diplomacy and verve; cf. savior faire (French). Italian friends attribute
Oxymoron Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction English attribute confusion
Akrasia When you know what to do in theory, but don’t act on it in practice. The literal translation is “weakness of will.” Akrasia is how people struggle to take action, even though the Internet gives them unlimited information. Greek philosophy attribute
Frostbeule Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") German attribute friends
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Kram The quality of snow that makes it moldable so that one make snow balls and snowmen. Norwegian nature attribute
Mensch A person of integrity and honour Yiddish character attribute
Handschuhschneeballwerfer A person who wears gloves to throw snowballs; a wimp German action attribute
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Schlemiel An inept, clumsy person Yiddish attribute funny
Fachidiot Someone who knows a great deal about a very narrow subject German thinking attribute
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




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