Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Camhanaich Half-light; early morning twilight Irish event nature
Tokka A large herd of reindeer Finnish nature
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Desir The sound of sand driven by the wind Malay sound nature
Kertek The sound of dry leaves or twigs being trodden underfoot Malay sound nature
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Badkruka Someone who refuses to enter a body of water. Eg. Get in the lake you badkruka, or am I going to have to pull you in by your beard? Swedish funny nature explore
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Frischluftfanatiker literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air German nature
Komorebi (木漏れ日) Lit. wood is ‘leaking’ sunlight; dappled sunlight filtering through leaves. Japanese nature beauty
Werifesteria To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery English nature explore
Resol That kind of sun light, non direct, when the sun is covered by clouds that still hurts the eyes. Mallorquín nature
Tjäle Ground frozen hard, beyond the point where digging is possible Swedish physical nature
mångata The roadlike reflection of moonlight on water Swedish nature beauty
Xiao xiao The whistling and pattering of rain or wind Chinese nature beauty sound
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Dørstokkmila The longest mile between your cozy couch in your fireplace-candlelight-cabin-hygge and the door threshold. It would be "door-threshold-mile", loosely translated Norwegian nature
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
arumpu (அரும்பு) A bud, but specifically referring to the stage where it is just starting to bud Tamil nature
Nakhur A camel that won't give milk until her nostrils have been tickled Persian nature
Listopad The falling of the leaves Russian nature event
Calacala Children wading through water as they play Tulu family physical nature
Solvegg Literally means sun wall; to find a sunny spot during winter time where you can sit down and enjoy the warmth of the sun Norwegian feeling nature




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