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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Feelings are fleeting, but finding words for them brings solidity — or even solidarity — to moments both ebullient and dreary. Witness “languishing,” a word that flew across social media feeds after a ...