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.”

Keta

a hand reaching through paper with a flower drawing

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Alpha Exposure

a close-up of a baby with diffusion filter

Lisolia

a bookcase containing objects

Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Affogatia

miscellaneous items on a table

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Wellium

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

Angosis

a table full of food

The Kick Drop

Cover image for the The Kick Drop word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Zysia

a kite soaring above an empty landscape

Deep Gut

Cover image for the Deep Gut word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Ecsis

a hand holding a fossil

Offtides

close-up of a chromed metal object

Irrition

a close up of a dandelion

Etherness

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