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Browse all words in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a compendium of new words for emotions.
“Creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have.” It's finally here. 12 years in the making, 300 pages, 70% new material, including longer video-like definitions, otherworldly illustrations, and some thoughts on language and the meaning of life.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is an English word-construction project by John Koenig, seeking to coin and define neologisms for emotions not yet described in language. [1] The project was launched as a website and YouTube channel, but was later compiled into a printed dictionary in 2021.
Browse the complete dictionary – chapters (themes) and subchapters (concepts). Browse the Table of Contents of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a compendium of new words for emotions.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows—the book. 12 years in the making. 300 pages, 70% new definitions, including longer video-like essays, otherworldly illustrations, and some thoughts on language and the meaning of life.
“Creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have.” It's finally here. 12 years in the making, 300 pages, 70% new material, including longer video-like definitions, otherworldly illustrations, and some thoughts on language and the meaning of life.
24 lip 2020 · John Koenig has come up with words that describe feelings you have but cannot quite fit into the general vocabulary of any language. His YT videos are journeys into the feelings we have had but struggled to name and describe.
