Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Onsay Pretend to love Boro life
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Ohrwurm A melody or song that gets stuck in your head ("ear worm") German life music
Estrenar The experience of wearing something for the first time Spanish life
desenrascanço the ability to find improvised solutions to problems Portuguese strength attribute life
On (恩) A feeling of moral indebtedness, relating to a favour or blessing given by others. Japanese life
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
Levensgenieter Someone who loves life deeply; is devoted Dutch life happiness positive
Hygge A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. Danish life feeling
Zindabad A shout of encouragement; a cheer, which can also be interpreted to mean "may [idea or person] live forever" Urdu life interaction
Seigneur-terrasse Someone who spends time, but not money, at a café French funny life
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Jafjafa (جفجفة) The sound of new clothes. Arabic attribute life
Gattara A woman catlover who feeds alley cats or spends time with domestic cats Italian life society
Moriturism The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth English awareness philosophy life
Prozvonit To call a mobile phone and let it ring once so that the other person will call back, saving the first caller money. Czech life funny event
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Lachesism The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire English thinking life fate
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society
Sphallolalia Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. English love life
Ramé Something that is both chaotic and joyful at the same time Indonesian life attribute
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life




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