Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagom | Not too much and not too little | Swedish | measurement | |
Kos | Cosiness, warmth, intimacy; kose as a verb; koselig as an adjective. | Norwegian | attribute | |
Jayus | A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. | Indonesian | funny | |
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) | bathing' in the forest (literally and/or metaphorically). | Japanese | nature event | |
Nonina | Andalusian expression of three negations to say yes but with a certain touch, as if wanting to mean that this is not even doubted. | Spanish | cultural | |
Kæk | Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. | Danish | attribute | |
Pneúma (πνεῦμα) | Wind; breath; spirit. | Greek | physical | |
Kinkartvyavimudh | Helplessness due to being duty-bound | Hindi | feeling | |
Mecnun | "madly in love" to the point of actual mental instability | Turkish | love emotion | |
Sirimiri | Weak and constant rain; stronger than a mist but less than a shower. | Basque | weather physical | |
Pole | Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. | Swahili | thinking life | |
Énouement | The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. | French | awareness philosophy | |
Ja nee | Directly "Yes, No", but often used when there is nothing else to say, or one is stumped. | Afrikaans | confusion | |
Pålegg | Anything that you can put in a sandwich | Norwegian | food | |
A'ama | Someone who speaks rapidly, hiding their meaning from one person while communicating it to another | Hawaiian | interaction | |
Chai-Pani | Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done | Hindi | food action | |
Nepenthe | Something that helps you forget grief or suffering | Greek | growth strength | |
Putzfimmel | Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning | German | habits | |
Blunda | To close your eyes. Can be used literally or figuratively; refuse to see something. | Swedish | action | |
Sankocha | The feeling of embarrassment due to receiving an inordinate or extravagent gift/favor, making you feel as though you need to return a favor that you can't | Kannada | feeling | |
Kaapshljmurslis | The feeling of being cramped on public transportation | Latvian | stress physical | |
Sisu | Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity | Finnish | growth strength | |
Tartle | The act of hesitating while introducing someone because you've forgotten their name | Scottish | funny event friends | |
Dhakkann | "The shroud of clouds concealed the sun." Someone too naive to see the truth in things, also used in a derogatory way | Hindi | adverse awareness | |
Efkar | The boredom of the soul. A lovely moment, that you need to be so happy, but instead you feel with a deep sorrow. | Turkish | feeling adverse | |
Cafuné | Tenderly running your fingers through your lover's hair | Portuguese | love | |
Nadryv | When a person releases intimate, deeply hidden feelings, sometimes that do not truly exist; imaginary, excessively exaggerated and distorted feelings | Russian | emotion extreme | |
Nedoperepitj (недоперепить) | To drink more than one should have, but less than one would have wanted. To fail to drink too much. | Russian | funny action | |
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 | |
Frischluftfanatiker | literal translation: fresh air fanatic; referring to a person who tends to keep the windows open to get fresh air, even in winter or someone who always tries to be outside in the open air | German | nature |
PS: You might notice above that I launched 12 scholarships in 12 months last year, raising $13450. You can follow the instructions in this guide, if you'd like to create a scholarship of your own.