Yeorie

a woman with tendrils of smoke moving across her face

Yeorie

n.
a certain scent that has the power to sweep you back to childhood— the acrid funk of bug spray, the earthy sweetness of dead leaves on wet asphalt, the rebellious twang of gasoline fumes in the summer heat.

From yewthor, a pungent scent + yewre, water-bearer. Pronounced “yoh-ree.”

Vellichor

shelves with many books stacked and organized

Harke

a dreamlike image of a person's face over water

Amentalio

a person in a white dress, facing away

Mithenness

a person standing on the side of a road

Thwit

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

Keyframe

a large rock in the water with emanating ripples

Austice

a leaf imprint in the mud

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles

Clockwise

a close-up of flower along with polaroid pictures

Rasque

close-up of the shards of a broken vase

Aulasy

a blurry image of a house on the road

Keir

a snowy landscape with trees and a fence

Eftless

a person with hands pressed on a window

Soufrise

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

Maugry

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

Karanoia

a neat stack of white paper

Los Vidados

Cover image for the Los Vidados word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Incidental Contact High

Cover image for the Incidental Contact High word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Spinning Playback Head

silhouette of a person looking out a window

Plata Rasa

Cover image for the Plata Rasa word card on the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows