Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Dépayser Disorientation; not necessarily unpleasant (e.g., a pleasant sense of strangeness from being in a foreign country). French change feeling
Anánkē (Ανάγκη) destiny, fate, necessity. Greek awareness
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Anecdoche A conversation in which everyone is talking, but nobody is listening. English friends life
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Goya (گویا) The transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur in storytelling Urdu surprise
Bimyou Not bad, or "meh" Japanese attribute
Pantoffelheld Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife German family interaction
poshlost (пошлость) Used to describe situations where things are being sold under the premise "that the greatest joy can be bought" Russian adverse extreme
Rauxa Sudden determination or action; rapture Catalan action strength
Dreich Of weather: extremely dull, miserably dreary, a combination of cloud, rain, fog, wetness and coldness - all at the same time Scottish weather adverse
Livsnjutare Someone who loves life deeply Swedish love life beauty
Werifesteria To wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery English nature explore
Geis Taboo, prohibition; injunction; something you do (or don’t do), upon which your life depends, or which defines your life. Irish change fate
Chandamama (చందమామ) Literally "uncle moon"; referring to the moon when admiring it Telugu nature beauty
Sayang Describes when you've wasted an opportunity Tagalog adverse reflection
Gemes The state of going out of one's mind in adoration of something that is extremely likeable or cute Indonesian funny emotion
Carpe Diem Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. Latin positive
Neko-neko Someone that has a novel idea that only makes things worse Indonesian funny creative
Fernweh To have a yearning to see distant places German travel thinking
Istories me arkoudes Literal: 'stories with bears'; stories that are so crazy, they can't be true Greek extreme funny
Storgi (στοργη) the love between parents and children Greek love family
Weemoed Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). Dutch adverse growth
Guanxi (关系) An intimate connection between people which would benefit from the other in solving delicate problems or in achieving personal goals Chinese growth connection
Erbsenzähler Literally "a person who literally counts their peas"; someone who is nitpicky and always trying to make things perfect German attribute measurement extreme
S’encoubler To describe a fall, but specifically one where you fell due to being tangled in something French physical event adverse
Sous-entendu Don't listen to what you heard. Listen for the message embedded. French awareness reflection
Fisselig Being flustered to the point of incompetence German stress




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