In 2006, John Koening was writing poetry when he came up with the idea of writing a dictionary exclusively containing words for emotions that couldn’t be described fully through the vocabulary we ...

Feelings, nothing more than feelings -- whoa, whoa, whoa. As the classic song shows us, feelings can be difficult to express. So difficult that we don't have words for many emotions we experience ...

“The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” by John Koenig is a beautiful little book that will leave a melancholy taste lingering on your tongue. It is a book that, by virtue of its definitions, defies its ...

Ever felt something but struggled to express it? A new book might help you put a name to your ‘proluctance’ In 1983, Douglas Adams and John Lloyd published the classic satirical dictionary The Meaning ...

There are certain feelings that we don’t have the ability to express in one clear, concise word. Like that feeling of weariness you get from dealing with the same issues you’ve had for years. Or that ...