This 24-item list underlies the study on the cultural variation and structure in emotion semantics across nearly 2500 languages from 20 major families. The data for this investigation was derived from the database of cross-linguistic colexifications (CLICS). The columns VALENCE, ACTIVATION, DOMINANCE, CERTAINTY, APPROACH_AVOIDANCE and SOCIALITY correspond with the respective physiological dimensions of the emotion concepts that were rated by users. The ratings are available for 20 out of the 24 terms since the study was carried out before the data were extended.