Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
L'appel du vide Describes the instinctive urge to jump from high places French habits physical
Karelu The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight Tulu physical
Pulsa To walk laboriously in snow. Swedish physical nature
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Luscofusco Time of nightfall, just with the last ray of Sun Galician physical beauty
Rubatosis The unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat English physical health awareness
Pekopeko Bowing one's head repeatedly in a grovelling manner Japanese physical action
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) Wind; breath; spirit. Greek physical
En plein air Outdoors; in the open air. French nature physical
Kucir A tuft of hair left to grow on top of an otherwise bald head Indonesian physical change
Celístia Brighness from the stars Catalan nature physical
Gulugulu The sound of a pitcher filling with water Tulu physical sound
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Morgenfrisk Feeling rested after a good night's sleep Danish health physical
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food physical
Volta During certain hours of the early evening, around dusk, everyone in the town who might feel like going for a walk takes a saunter or stroll up and down the main street Greek time physical nature
Culaccino The mark left on the table by a cold glass Italian physical food
Pulesveis Messy hair, in particular in the back of the head, resulting from being rubbed against the pillow during sex Norwegian physical
Propuh A draft of air usually created by opening doors on opposite sides of the house or windows in a car. Some believe it can cause diseases or even kill you. Bosnian adverse physical
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. Tibetan awareness physical
Tuerto A man with only one eye Spanish physical
Hanyauku To walk on tiptoes across a hot surface Rukwangali physical action
Löyly The steam that rises from the sauna heater when water is thrown on it Finnish physical
Kaapshljmurslis The feeling of being cramped on public transportation Latvian stress physical
Jumpa To jump from one floating piece of ice to another Swedish physical nature




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