Word of the Day : Sonder

[Paco Dennis]

Noun. sonder (uncountable) (neologism) The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it.

She experienced sonder sitting amidst the ladies in a local—watching them busy on their devices, each wearing different expressions on their faces.

 

[ohioboy]

There is a certain wonder in the human sonder!

 

[Kaila]

Thanks for the interesting post, @Paco Dennis

Sonder is a fascinating concept I hadn't heard of, in this manner.

I also was not familiar with the word neologism, the definition of which I googled and also found informative.

 

[Gaer]

Thanks for the interesting post, @Paco Dennis

Sonder is a fascinating concept I hadn't heard of, in this manner.

I also was not familiar with the word neologism, the definition of which I googled and also found informative.

I agree! I'm fascinated with this word! Sonder is a word now added to my vocabulary.