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.”

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Thwit

close-up of a person with forehead wrinkled and holding their head

Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Solla, Solla, Solla

a hand reaching out for plant tendril

Fellchaser

a blurred shadow of a person in a dark room

Blinkback

a wall full of pictures and objects

Epistrix

several doors standing in a dark room

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Pithered

stacks of papers and folders piled high on a table

Echthesia

blurry image of two clocks

Inerrata

a hand holding a broken cup

Nowlings

a pile of black and white puzzle pieces

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Enterhood

adults with stern expressions holding a child

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Vaucasy

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Indosentia

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Anecdoche

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Wellium

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Mauerbauertraurigkeit

Mauerbauer-traurigkeit

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Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Symptomania

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The Til

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Vicarous

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