liberosis

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English

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Etymology

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Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Italian libero (free) and the modern English suffix -osis, referencing the libero position in volleyball and its ability to "move at greater liberty than other players."[1]

Noun

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liberosis (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, rare) The longing to feel a blissful childlike state of indifference and to experience life's joys without being burdened by its cares.
    • 2015, Johnny Close, Eco-Lonely, page 163:
      I was cursed with liberosis, the desire to care less about everything. I am a skid mark on the lingerie of life; the only concern for its presence is to vanish.
    • 2015, Gustaf Vonsheilds, Palm Springs Whispers, page 56:
      “Any excuse to have a libation in this heat and indulge in the liberosis,” Francesca said joyfully.
    • 2023, Jana Louise Smit, How to Kill an Earworm: And 500+ Other Psychology Facts You Need to Know, page 146:
      Adults experience liberosis when life's worries make them miss the carefree days of their childhood.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:liberosis.

References

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  1. ^ Koenig, John (2021) “liberosis”, in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 46