vellichor

English

Etymology

Coined by John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, as a blend of vellum (“parchment”) and ichor.[1] Compare petrichor.

Noun

vellichor (uncountable)

(neologism) The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.
- 2017, Ana Kimm, "The Bookstop", Ink Stains (Pechersk School International, Kiev, Ukraine), Summer 2017, page 86:
  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.
- 2018, Sam Millar, The Bespoke Hitman:
  Bringing the drawing to his face, he closed his eyes, inhaling the paper's vellichor, the opium-like smell of yesteryear and childhood.
- 2019, Brooke Santoyo, Hanakatoba, page 36:
  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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:vellichor.

References

John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, page 163

Anagrams

overchill

[1] John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, page 163

单词	vellichor
释义	vellichor English Etymology Coined by John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, as a blend of vellum (“parchment”) and ichor.[1] Compare petrichor. Noun vellichor (uncountable) (neologism) The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper. 2017, Ana Kimm, "The Bookstop", Ink Stains (Pechersk School International, Kiev, Ukraine), Summer 2017, page 86: 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. 2018, Sam Millar, The Bespoke Hitman: Bringing the drawing to his face, he closed his eyes, inhaling the paper's vellichor, the opium-like smell of yesteryear and childhood. 2019, Brooke Santoyo, Hanakatoba, page 36: 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. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:vellichor. References John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, page 163 Anagrams overchill
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