Ledsome

Cover image for the Ledsome word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
CHAPTER:
Faces in a Crowd
|
CONCEPT:
Socha
|
Tags:
Connection-Relation
Loneliness-Detachment

Ledsome

adj.
feeling lonely in a crowd; drifting along in a sea of anonymous faces but unable to communicate with or confide in any of them.

Middle English leed, countrymen, compatriots + lonesome.

Related Words

Fygophobia

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

Pâro

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

Holiette

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

Wytai

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

Kenaway

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

Anechosis

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

The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Lockheartedness

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

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Scrough

a person working on the sidewalk

Kinchy

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

Mal De Coucou

a blurry image of several men

Star-Stuck

a man walking towards a door with a large question mark

Gaudia Civis

a close-up of a gear

Catoptric Tristesse

Cover image for the Catoptric Tristesse word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Aftergloom

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

Tillid

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

Xeno

Cover image for the Xeno word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
RANDOM Words

Fensiveness

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

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Soufrise

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

Suerza

a tunnel with a light emanating from the end

Fitching

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

Midding

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

Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks
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.