Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Limerence the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship. English emotion love
Ellipsism A sadness that you'll never be able to know how history will turn out English adverse thinking time
Aimonomia Being scared to learn the ‘why’ of something English adverse feeling thinking
Abditory A place into which you can disappear; a hiding place English physical thinking
Wintercearig Literally "winter sorrow"; a feeling of deep sadness related to the cold, still, dark nature of winter English weather emotion adverse
Chrysalism An amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm. English nature beauty
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
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
Abquatulate To leave without saying goodbye English action
Kenopsia The eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet. English change time
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
Moledro A feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you'll never meet, who may have lived centuries ago and thousands of miles away English awareness connection
Agnosthesia The state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior English confusion thinking
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
Kairosclerosis A moment in which you realize that you're happy but simultaneously destroy that happiness by overthinking it English happiness reflection change
Lachesism The desire to be struck by disaster - to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire English thinking life fate
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Offing The deep, distant stretch of the ocean that is still visible from the land; the foreseeable future English nature beauty
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain English nature beauty
Aeipathy A continued passion; an unyielding disease English persistence
Autophile A person that loves solitude, being alone English character attribute
Gongoozler A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. English action nature
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection




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