Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – Onism

Do you like moods? Perhaps the question would be better phrased: “Do you like videos that provoke or elicit particular emotions?” The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is intriguing because John Koenig, creator, presents a word that is obscure or completely invented and then connects it to a stylized video to further enhance the definition of that word. As Koenig indicates on his website (linked below), “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.”

Here is one of my favorite definitions from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

Onism – The Awareness of How Little of the World You’ll Experience

Interestingly enough, the Urban Dictionary has a different definition for Onism.

Video and quote via The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows