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Sonder is a noun that means the feeling of realizing that every person has a life as real and full as one's own. It was coined in 2012 by John Koenig in his blog The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
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Etymology
Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig in 2012, whose project, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, aims to come up with new words for emotions that currently lack words. Inspired by German sonder- (“special”) and French sonder (“to probe”).
Pronunciation
1. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑndɚ/ 2. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒndə/ 3. Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ) 4. Hyphenation: son‧der
Noun
sonder (uncountable) 1. (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. 1.1. 2012 December, John Buysse, “On 2nd thought, we do have linked lives”, in The Daily Illini, volume 142, number 68,5, University of Illinois, page 4A: 1.1.1. I had a sonder, a realization that the random girl sitting next to me inside of Starbucks...
Etymology
From Dutch zonder, from Middle Dutch sonder, from Old Dutch sunder, from Proto-Germanic *sundraz. Cognate with English sunder.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈsɔn.dər/
Preposition
sonder 1. without
Noun
sonder c pl 1. plural indefinite of sonde
Verb
sonder orsondér 1. imperative of sondere
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sonder, from Old French sonder (“to plumb”), from sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English sund- (“sounding”), as in sundġierd (“sounding-rod”), sundlīne (“sounding-line, lead”), sundrāp (“sounding-rope, lead”), from sund (“ocean, sea”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“a swim, body of water, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to be unsteady, swim”). Cognate with Old Norse sund (“swimming; strait, sound”). More at sound.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /sɔ̃.de/
Verb
sonder 1. (transitive) to probe (test with a probe) 2. (transitive) to probe (test the depth of something) 2.1. to sound (use sound waves to establish the depth) 3. (transitive) to probe (look carefully around) 4. (transitive) to probe (ask someone many questions, in order to find something out) 5. (meteorology) to survey and take measurements using a weather balloon 6. to survey (carry out a survey or poll) 7. (intransitive) to dive down
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sundraz (“isolated, particular, alone”), from Proto-Indo-European *snter-, *seni-, *senu-, *san- (“apart, without, for oneself”). Cognate to Latin sine (“without”), English sunder (“separate, different”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈzɔndɐ/
Preposition
sonder (governs the accusative) 1. (archaic) without; except; not including 1.1. Synonyms: außer, exklusive, ohne
Alternative forms
1. zonder 2. سوندر 3. زوندر
Etymology
From Dutch zonder, from Middle Dutch sonder, from Old Dutch sunder, from Proto-Germanic *sundraz.
Preposition
sonder (Jawi spelling سوندر) 1. (Netherlands, Indonesia) without (not having)
Etymology
From Old Dutch sunder, from Proto-Germanic *sundraz.
Preposition
sonder[+accusative] 1. without 2. except(for)
Further reading
1. “sonder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 2. Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sonder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Etymology
From Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line”), from Old English [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *sundą (“a swim, body of water, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bh)- (“to be unsteady, swim”).
Verb
sonder 1. (Jersey) to sound
Sonder is a neologism coined by John Koenig in 2012 to describe the realization that everyone has a complex life. It is also a French verb meaning to probe or sound, and a Danish preposition meaning special.
23 de jan. de 2022 · Sonder is one of the many words coined by author John Koenig to describe complex emotions that have no English word. It means the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.
Sonder is a noun that means the realization that everyone has a life as complex as one's own. It was coined in 2012 by John Koenig, who created The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.
The term sonder has been noted as well for its relation to other people, its definition meaning "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own".
Sonder is a neologism that means the recognition that every person you encounter has a unique and complex story that you can never fully know. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows defines sonder and shares a video and examples of how to use it.
Sonder is an adjective and noun that means to perceive or treat someone as unique or special. It is a borrowing from German and has been used in U.S. English since the 1900s.
