Etterath

a graduation cap and gown on a chair

Etterath

n.
the feeling of emptiness after a long and arduous process is finally complete—having finished school, recovered from surgery, or gone home at the end of your wedding—which leaves you relieved that it’s over but missing the stress that organized your life into a mission.

Norwegian etter, after + råtne, decay. Pronounced “et-er-rath.”

Present-Tense

a close-up of a stopwatch

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Lap Year

several people racing bicycles uphill in a forest

Archimony

a person looking at broken furniture

Tirosy

a close-up of a young child's face

Kerisl

piles of old books scattered in an abandoned room

Énouement

a hand opening a curtain

Heart Of Aces

a person covering their eyes with their hands

Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Ecury

a close-up of cave drawings and symbols

Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup

Midsummer

a person standing in a garden holding a clock

Addleworth

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Watashiato

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Evertheless

a person floating in water

Incidental Contact High

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Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Skidding

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The Wends

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Idlewild

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