Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Madrugada The time of day occurring between past midnight and early morning Spanish time measurement
kaizen Continuous growth Japanese growth
Naz The pride that comes from knowing that you are loved no matter what you do Urdu love strength positive
Papakata To have one leg shorter than the other Māori physical
Warmduscher Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone German funny attribute growth
Ḥôjônsô (һөйөнсө) Good news for which a reward is given Bashkir positive event
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Lepos Charm, grace, wit, elegance, allure. Latin positive attribute
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking
Selcouth Rare, strange, marvellous, wondrous. English attribute
Serendipity The development of events by chance that result in a beneficial way Tamil event beauty life
Shouganai It cannot be helped. Japanese philosophy fate
Surströmmingspremier The first day of the year where it acceptable eat rotten herring. Swedish food event
Boketto The act of gazing vacantly into the distance. Japanese thinking
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Flâner verb. to purposely wander, to decide to explore with no final destination. French explore travel
Vagary An unpredictable instance, a wandering journey, a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action English change
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life
Nepenthe Something that helps you forget grief or suffering Greek growth strength
Psithurism The sound of wind through trees English nature beauty
Sturmfrei Having the house or flat to oneself German event
Donaldkacsázás Translated as “Donald ducking” or wandering around one’s house with a shirt but no trousers Hungarian funny action
Ukiyo The floating world - living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life Japanese creative visual art
Kram The quality of snow that makes it moldable so that one make snow balls and snowmen. Norwegian nature attribute
Saudade melancholic longing, nostalgia, dreaming wistfulness. Portuguese life
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Chamcha Literally: spoon, someone who sucks up to someone else or seeks another's approval constantly Hindi negative character
Abhayamudrâ (अभय मुद्रा) The gesture (e.g., in Hindu and Buddhist iconography) of fearlessness, protection, and/or peace; involves the palms facing outwards, and the fingers extending upwards. Sanskrit strength
Dørstokkmila The longest mile between your cozy couch in your fireplace-candlelight-cabin-hygge and the door threshold. It would be "door-threshold-mile", loosely translated Norwegian nature




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