Evertheless

a person floating in water

Evertheless

n.
the fear that this is ultimately as good as your life is ever going to get—that the ebb and flow of your fortunes is actually just now hitting its high-water mark, and soon enough you’ll sense the tide of life slowly begin to recede.

From ever + nevertheless. Pronounced “ev-er-thuh-les.”

Wollah

a person with shapes raining on them

Viadne

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

Nyctous

a person walking in the middle of a street

Heartspur

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

Midding

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

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape