Eunoia

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Достолепие (dostolepiye) Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. Bulgarian beauty
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Rudenėja The transition from summer to fall, used to describe all the processes during the change of the seasons, for example leaves changing the colour, constant rain, etc. Lithuanian beauty change
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Chaval al hazman (חבל אל הזמן) Literally "shame on time"; referring to an amazing experience that you don't want to end Hebrew beauty happiness time
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Rashk-e-Qamar Someone who is so beautiful, the moon is jealous of their beauty Urdu beauty
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Yakamoz The reflection of moonlight or other lights on water Turkish nature beauty
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Recherché Rare, exotic, unusual; not understood or appreciated by many people. French beauty attribute
Mahj Looking beautiful after having a disease Persian beauty change
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty




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