Meaning of vellichor | Babel Free

Definitions

The pensive nostalgia and temporality of used bookstores; the feeling evoked by the scent of old books or paper.

neologism, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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