vellichor
UK/ˈvɛl.əˌkɔː/US/ˈvɛl.əˌkɔɹ/
vellichor noun: the pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
Noun
vellichor (uncountable)
- The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
- 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.2017, Ana Kimm, "The Bookstop", Ink Stains (Pechersk School International, Kiev, Ukraine), Summer 2017, page 86
- Bringing the drawing to his face, he closed his eyes, inhaling the paper's vellichor, the opium-like smell of yesteryear and childhood.2018, Sam Millar, The Bespoke Hitman
vellichor meaning in Tamil
vellichor in Tamil
- நூல் அங்காடி அவா
Origin of vellichor
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.
Questions about vellichor
- What does vellichor mean?
- Vellichor means the pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
- What is vellichor in Tamil?
- Vellichor in Tamil is நூல் அங்காடி அவா. See Vellichor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vellichor?
- Vellichor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vellichor?
- Vellichor is pronounced /ˈvɛl.əˌkɔː/ (UK).
Words near vellichor in the dictionary
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