Gold foil illustration of stars

Browse by Tags

Loneliness-Detachment

a person sitting on a bench looking at the water

Possibility-Opportunity

a blurry image of a person in a doorway

Connection-Relation

a close-up of a hand holding a hand

Time-Memory

a close-up of a pocket watch

Frustration-Overwhelm

a blurry man with his hands cradling his head

Waking-Sleeping

a person lying on the floor

Happiness-Contentment

a person holding a smiley face object

Sadness-Displeasure

a woman behind a window covered in raindrops

Fear-Anxiety

a blurry image of a person's hands

Struggle-Conflict

a close-up of barbed wire

Satisfaction-Pleasure

a blurred person stretched with their arms up

Excitation-Agitation

a close-up of water splashing

Tranquility-Harmony

a bench in a garden

Light-Shadow

a corner where white and black walls meet

Familiar-Unfamiliar

a person in a white shirt and blurred head

Space-Solitude

a woman sitting in a window

Complexity-Confusion

a blurry image of a person shaking their head

Push-Pull

close-up of hands holding a metal bar

Life-Death

a close-up of a corner of a staircase

Pain-Loss

a woman hugging herself

Sight-Sound

a close-up of an eye with an audio waveform

Identity-Personality

a seated woman with a blurry face

Fact-Fiction

tree branches against a cloudy sky

Guilt-Shame

a man with his hands cradling his face

Physical-Material

a stack of wood planks

Beginnings-Endings

a close-up of a staircase

Awe-Fascination

a tree with no leaves against a panoramic sky

Intuition-Insight

a woman with her hands on her face with a third eye symbol

Senses-Perception

a woman hands covering her face

Imagination-Vision

an abstract image of clouds and a sculpture

Passion-Obsession

a woman lying on her back with her face covered

Shift-Movement

a blurry image of a woman dancing

Freedom-Separation

birds flying in the sky

Desire-Longing

a woman gazing pensively into a mirror

Trust-Hope

a close-up of a hand holding a child's hand

Secrets-Mystery

a person wrapped in a blanket with head in the clouds
RANDOM Words

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Elsing

Cover image for the Elsing word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Wildred

Cover image for the Wildred word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Scabulous

Cover image for the Scabulous word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Allope

Cover image for the Allope word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Hemeisis

Cover image for the Hemeisis word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Malotype

Cover image for the Malotype word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Vicarous

Cover image for the Vicarous word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Write
Submit a SorrowBrowse New Sorrows
Read
Table of ContentsChaptersConceptsTagsAll Words
About
The BookThe AuthorPress MentionsBuy the Book
Site Credits
Site by QontourSite Built on WebflowSorrows App by JaryahApp built on ReplitImage gen by dall-e 2Text Gen by GPT-4
Follow
youtubeTumblrInstagramFaceBook
Gold foil illustration of bay with sailing vessels and a canopy of stars
Dictionary Content © John Koenig – All rights reserved. User-Generated Content open licensed – 
CC Zero
.
Prompt Digital Inc is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. This site may contain affiliate links; if you buy something through one of those links, we might get a small commission, without any extra cost to you.