Free Association Database for a 62-Word Dataset Including Emotion and Colour Terms in English Estonian French German Italian Lithuanian and Spanish: Data from 14 Countries

Abstract

This article presents a free association database containing responses to 62 stimulus words (including colour terms emotion words and common nouns) across seven languages: English Estonian French German Italian Lithuanian and Spanish. Data were collected online from 1439 participants (mean age 31.47 years) across 14 countries yielding 223786 responses. All data were cleaned normalised and organised for analysis with both raw and processed datasets available on OSF. This cross-linguistic resource enables research on semantic networks psycholinguistics translation studies and cross-cultural comparisons providing insights into how meaning is constructed within and across different languages and cultures. © 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.