Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Waldeinsamkeit The feeling of solitude in the woods German nature beauty
Uitwaaien To take a refreshing break outdoors in windy weather Dutch nature life beauty
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Vozdukh (Воздух) "Air" but also "the stack of spirit". To breathe in is to "take the spirit inside". Russian beauty physical
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
tuḷir (துளிர்) Technically "a baby leaf", but it specifcally means a freshness tenderness, delicateness Tamil attribute beauty
Abendrot The colour of the sky when the sun is setting German nature beauty
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature 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
Solkatt The glimmer that reflects the sunshine off a wristwatch Swedish physical beauty
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Eunoia (εὔνοια) A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty thinking
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
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Aesthete Someone with deep sensitivity to the beauty of art or nature English art beauty
Eesome Pleasing to the eye English beauty
Wabi-sabi Finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay. Japanese beauty awareness
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life




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