Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Monachopsis The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place English awareness society
Épater les bourgeois To shock the middle classes French society surprise extreme
Weltschmerz Feeling hopeless about the state our world is currently in ("world pain") German adverse society
Mechaye Joy, pleasure; something that gives great joy/pleasure. Yiddish positive
Ayurnamat The philosophy that there is no point in worrying about events that cannot be changed Inuktitut philosophy
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Gökotta To rise at dawn in order to go out and listen to the birds sing Swedish nature beauty
Mitonner Cooking with passion French food love beauty
Kos Cosiness, warmth, intimacy; kose as a verb; koselig as an adjective. Norwegian attribute
Sumud (صمود) steadfastness, a determined struggle to persist. Arabic growth strength
Rabenmutter A bad mom ("raven mother") German family society adverse
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress
Eldsjäl This noun is literally ‘fire-soul’, but the actual meaning is ‘enthusiast’ or ‘driving spirit’. Swedish strength
Tuntuvar The day before a wedding Nogay time event
Voorpret That feeling of excitement you get even before an event actually takes place. Literally translates to “pre-fun.” Dutch happiness feeling exciting
Yokomeshi Literal: "meal eaten sideways"; the stress caused by speaking a foreign language Japanese stress feeling awareness
Löyly The steam that rises from the sauna heater when water is thrown on it Finnish physical
Friluftsliv “Free air life,” signifying a fundamental understanding of the positive impact of being in nature Norwegian nature health
Mamihlapinatapai A look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin Yaghan love feeling
L’chaim (לְחַיִּים) Lit. ‘to life’. Hebrew life
Nenna Not having the will to do something Icelandic energy strength
Uffda A sympathetic word to be used when someone else is in pain. It combines ‘Ouch for you’ and ‘Oh, I’m sorry you hurt yourself’ Norwegian empathy emotion awareness
On-nomi The practice of getting together with friends on the internet and having a drink together Japanese friends
Feierabend End of the work day German event
Camhanaich Half-light; early morning twilight Irish event nature
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Onsra That bittersweet feeling of loving for the last time; the feeling when you already know that a love won't last Boro love fate emotion
Rén (仁) Humanity, benevolence; the positive feeling enjoyed by a virtuous person through altruistic behaviour. Chinese positive
Gaupasa Spend the whole night partying until the early morning of the next day. Basque interaction exciting




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