vellichor.
The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
Meaning & usage
The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
Where this word comes from
Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig in 2013, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, as a blend of vellum (“parchment”) and ichor. Compare petrichor.
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