Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Eshaku A slight bow of around 15 degrees Japanese physical action
Hissikablelvuku To sense something before it actually happens Turkish fate time
Consuegro Father in law of your son Spanish family
Kalsarikänni to get drunk (alone) at home in your underwear with no intention of going out Finnish funny action
Odnoliub Someone who has only one love in his or her life; someone who is capable of loving only one at a time Russian love fate
Otium The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. Latin growth time habits
Age-otori The bad feeling one gets after a terrible haircut Japanese adverse event feeling
Dépayser Disorientation; not necessarily unpleasant (e.g., a pleasant sense of strangeness from being in a foreign country). French change feeling
Zugzwang To be forced to make a move even though it will likely to be at your disadvantage German action interaction philosophy
Metanoia The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life English growth change
Yugen A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe…and the sad beauty of human suffering. Japanese beauty awareness philosophy
Voetstoots A sale where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults without any guarantees Afrikaans action
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Mysig To describe anything with an unexpectedly relaxing vibe Swedish positive
Bohereen A tight, single lane country lane Irish explore physical
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Rire dans sa barbe To laugh in your beard quietly while thinking about something that has happened French funny reflection action
Décidément When coincidences occur or when events repeat themselves by chance (for example, when you run into the same person many times in one week) French surprise interaction fate
Tokka A large herd of reindeer Finnish nature
Athazagoraphobia The fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, or being replaced English reflection thinking
Gluggaveður "Window Weather" i.e. weather that is nice to look at through a window but not nice to be out in Icelandic weather visual
Bixomets Shame on behalf of others Catalan feeling adverse
Fensterln To visit a girl who you fancy either by coming to her window or climbing through it to see her German love action persistence
Abquatulate To leave without saying goodbye English action
Tartle The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name Scottish funny event friends
Polytropos (πολύτροπος) Much turned, much traveled, much wandering; turning many ways (shifty, versatile, wily) (changeful, complicated) [notoriously used in the opening of The Odyssey as an early challenge for translators] Greek explore
Tüddelig Sweet, elderly, and senile German character
Mono no aware The bittersweetness of a brief and grading moment of transcendent beauty. Japanese beauty
Ḥôjônsô (һөйөнсө) Good news for which a reward is given Bashkir positive event
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life




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