Channel: Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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Description: THE BOOK IS HERE, with hundreds of new definitions: bit.ly/3z1RYvH Available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook, read by the author. ambedo - n. a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details-raindrops skittering down a window, tall trees leaning in the wind, clouds of cream swirling in your coffee. --- All the gorgeous beach and desert footage was shot and contributed by reader Jeff Dotson. Check out more of his work at andeffects.com or on Vimeo at vimeo.com/dotson --- And if you have footage that might fit well in a future Dictionary episode, send me an email at obscuresorrows at gmail. THE DICTIONARY OF OBSCURE SORROWS dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for. Follow the project, give feedback, suggest an emotion you need a word for, or just tell me about your day. Email the author: obscuresorrows@gmail.com Facebook facebook.com/pages/The-Dictionary-of-Obscure-Sorrows/137197489655526 Twitter @ObscureSorrows twitter.com/obscuresorrows ETYMOLOGY From Latin, it's a play on the word "albedo," which is a measure of light reflectivity. "Ambedo" is the opposite, a measure of how much you absorb the world.