What does Onism mean?
Onism – n. the frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits only one place at a time.
What is Occhiolism?
Occhiolism (noun): The awareness of the smallness of your perspective, by which you couldn’t possibly draw any meaningful conclusions at all, about the world– because although your life is an epic and unrepeatable anecdote, it still only has a sample size of one, and may end up being the control for a much wilder …
What is Ambedo?
Ambedo refers to the tendency both to reflect and to absorb. Ambedo is also a Latin word meaning “I gnaw” or “I weather away.” TRANSCRIPT. Ambedo The search for meaning is a search for missing treasure.
What does Liberosis mean?
John Koenig coined the term ‘Liberosis’ in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Liberosis is: “…the desire to care less about things – to loosen your grip on your life, to stop glancing behind you every few steps, afraid that someone will snatch it from you…”
What is a Solivagant?
(Entry 1 of 2) : a solitary wanderer.
What does Adronitis mean?
Adronitis (noun): Frustration with how long it takes to get to know someone—spending the first few weeks chatting in their psychological entryway, with each subsequent conversation like entering a different anteroom, each a little closer to the center of the house—wishing instead that you could start there and work …
What does Vellichor mean?
the strange wistfulness of used bookstores
Is Anemoia a real word?
Anemoia is a word coined by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which means: nostalgia for a time you’ve never known.
What is Monachopsis?
Taken from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (John Koenig), monachopsis is. The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place, as maladapted to your surroundings as a seal on a beach…. unable to recognize the ambient roar of your intended habitat, in which you’d be fluidly, brilliantly, effortlessly at home.