Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Gezellig A warm feeling of cozyness, but also have good times with friends af a party. Dutch feeling positive
Forelsket The euphoria you feel when you're first falling in love. Norwegian love feeling change
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Vellichor The strange wistfulness of used bookshops English feeling
Tokimeku A sudden flutter in your heart, or that feeling of inspiration if you’re anticipating something Japanese feeling exciting
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
Ćeif A slow and silent enjoyment in someone or in something Bosnian positive feeling
Niksen Sitting down and do nothing at all, thinking of nothing at all Dutch feeling awareness
Drachenfutter A gift to your significant other as a form of apology German love feeling
답답하다 Dabdabhae Literally means stuffy; the feeling of needing to get something off your chest. Or when you want to say something but can't, or an awkward situation where people aren't saying what they mean. Korean social feeling
Tatemae & Honne The contrast between a person's feelings and desires (honne) versus the behavior and opinions one displays in public (tatemae) Japanese feeling reflection character
Duende The mysterious power of art to deeply move a person Spanish art feeling emotion
Kokoro A unity of mind and heart. Japanese awareness feeling
Sensizlik the state and the concept of being without you, not having you Turkish feeling love
Vergüenza ajena Shame or embarrassment felt as a result of the actions of others Spanish adverse feeling
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Hiraeth A deep longing for home Welsh reflection feeling
Kilig It is the sudden feeling of an inexplicable joy one gets when something romantic or idealistic occurs; butterflies. Tagalog feeling love connection
Dépayser Disorientation; not necessarily unpleasant (e.g., a pleasant sense of strangeness from being in a foreign country). French change feeling
La douleur exquise The pain that comes from wanting someone you can’t have French feeling awareness love
Yaqin (يقين) Certitude and freedom from doubt. Arabic feeling awareness
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Nostalgie de la boue A yearning for degradation, depravity, or other crude/base aspects of life, literally "a yearning for mud" French feeling




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