Aponemia

a group of people standing together

Aponemia

n.
the peculiar quality of never having chosen to be born, which is shared by everyone else around you; the curious awareness that even though earthly life might be the most exciting party in the universe, somehow everyone in attendance had been dragged here by a friend or stumbled in by accident.

Greek απονέμω (aponémo), to bestow. Pronounced “ap-uh-nee-mee-uh.”

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Routwash

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

Povism

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Hem-Jawed

an abstract image of someone touching their face

Mottleheaded

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

The Giltwrights

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Halfwise

a train coming towards the camera shot from the tracks

Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Foilsick

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

Aftersome

rows of opaque and clear marbles