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Today's WordJun 2
sonder
/ ˈsän-dər /  ·  noun
The profound realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.
“She felt a deep sonder walking through the crowded square.”
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Today's WordJun 2
sonder
/ ˈsän-dər /  ·  noun

The profound realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own — filled with ambitions, routines, worries, and private joys.

“Walking through the crowded square, she felt a sudden sonder — every face a doorway to a whole hidden universe.”
EtymologyCoined by John Koenig in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, 2012.
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sonder
noun
The realization that each passerby has a vivid inner life.
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sonder
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The realization that each passerby has a vivid inner life.
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