vellichor
/ˈvɛl.əˌkɔɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It seemed that nobody else was in the shop, so I wandered around, both intimidated and entranced by the sense of vellichor as I traced my fingers along the leather spines of books beyond my time."
- "Bringing the drawing to his face, he closed his eyes, inhaling the paper's vellichor, the opium-like smell of yesteryear and childhood."
- "I stepped inside to see rows and rows of old books and tables to sit at. The vellichor of the place hit me in the face like a cold harsh wind."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvɛl.əˌkɔɹ/
- British English: /ˈvɛl.əˌkɔː/