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| Most beautiful words in the English language |
| 01.04.09 (1:29 am) [edit] |
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1. adroit Dexterous, agile. 2. adumbrate To very gently suggest. 3. aestivate To summer, to spend the summer. 4. ailurophile A cat-lover. 5. amaryllis Bulbous plants which have large red or pink flowers. 6. anemone Any of various plants of the buttercup family, having petal-like sepals. 7. aqua A light greenish-blue color. 8. asphodel Plants having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters. 9. banana Herbs having a crown of large, entire leaves and a hanging cluster of fruits. 10. beatific Befitting an angel or saint. 11. beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. 12. blandiloquent Beautiful and flattering. 13. bliss 14. blossom 15. blue 16. bobolink 17. bubble 18. bumblebee 19. butterfly 20. caliginous Dark and misty. 21. camellia 22. cerulean 23. chalice 24. champagne An effervescent wine. 25. chatoyant Like a cat's eye. 26. chattanooga 27. cherish 28. chiaroscuro The arrangement of dark and light elements in a picture. 29. chimes 30. choas The exponential divergence of two arbitrarily close points in phase space. 31. cockle A heart-shaped bivalve or a garden flower. 32. coconut 33. colporteur A book peddler. 34. conflate To blend together, to combine different things. 35. cosmopolitan 36. cozy 37. cuspidor 38. cute 39. cynosure A focal point of admiration. 40. damask 41. dawn 42. delicacy 43. destiny 44. desuetude Disuse. 45. diaphanous Filmy. 46. diffuse Spread out, not focused or concentrated. 47. dulcet Sweet, sugary. 48. ebullient Bubbling with enthusiasm. 49. effervescent Bubbly. 50. efflorescence Flowering, the opening of buds or a bloom. 51. elixir A good potion. 52. elysium Any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise. 53. emollient A softener. 54. encomium A spoken or written work in praise of someone. 55. inglenook The place beside the fireplace. 56. enthusiasm 57. ephemeral Short-lived. 58. epicure A person who enjoys fine living, especially food and drink. 59. epiphany A sudden revelation. 60. erstwhile At one time, for a time. 61. eschew To reject or avoid. 62. esculent Edible. 63. esoteric Understood only by a small group of specialists. 64. eternity 65. ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable. 66. etiolate White from no contact with light. 67. evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. 68. explosion 69. extravaganza 70. exuberant Enthusiastic, excited. 71. fantastic 72. fawn 73. felicitous Pleasing. 74. fescue A variety of grass favored for pastures. 75. flabbergasted 76. flip-flop 77. foudroyant Dazzling. 78. fragile Very, very delicate. 79. freedom 80. fugacious Running, escaping. 81. fuselage 82. galaxy 83. gambol To skip or leap about joyfully. 84. gazebo 85. giggle 86. glamour Beauty. 87. golden 88. gorgeous 89. gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk. 90. gothic 91. grace 92. gracious 93. gum 94. halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free. 95. harbors of memory 96. hen-night 97. hiccup 98. hilarious 99. hippopotamus 100. hodgepodge 101. home 102. hope 103. hush 104. hymeneal Having to do with a wedding. 105. if 106. imbricate To overlap to form a regular pattern. 107. imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation. 108. imbue To infuse, instill. 109. incipient Beginning, in an early stage. 110. ingénue A naïve young woman. 111. inspissate To thicken. 112. inure To jade. 113. jejune Dull; childish. 114. jonquil 115. kangaroo 116. lagniappe A gift given to a customer for their patronage. 117. lagoon A small gulf or inlet in the sea. 118. languor Listlessness, inactivity. 119. lassitude Weariness, listlessness. 120. laughter The response to something funny. 121. liberty 122. lilt To move musically or lively, to have a lively sound. 123. lithe Slender and flexible. 124. lollipop 125. loquacious Talkative. 126. love 127. lovely 128. lullaby 129. luminous 130. luxuriant Thick, lavish. 131. marigold 132. meandering 133. mellifluous Sweet-sounding. 134. melody 135. mignonette 136. missive A message or letter. 137. mist 138. moiety One of two equal parts, a half. 139. moment 140. mondegreen A misanalyzed phrase. 141. mother 142. murmuring 143. myrrh 144. nebulous Foggy. 145. nevermore 146. niveous Snowy, snow-like. 147. nobility 148. obsequious Fawning, subservience. 149. odalisque A concubine in a harem. 150. oeuvre A work. 151. offing That part of the sea between the horizon and the offshore. 152. oi 153. oleander 154. onomatopoeia The creation of words by imitating sound. 155. oriole 156. paean A formal expression of praise. 157. palimpsest A manuscript written over one or more earlier ones. 158. panacea A complete solution for all problems. 159. panoply A complete set. 160. paradox 161. passion 162. pastiche A mixture of art work (art or music) from various sources. 163. pavement 164. peace 165. peccadillo A peculiarity. 166. peek-a-boo 167. pelagic Related to the sea or ocean. 168. penumbra A half-shadow, the edge of a shadow. 169. peregrination Wandering, travels. 170. petrichor The smell of earth after a rain. 171. plethora A great quantity. 172. porcelain A fine white clay pottery. 173. potamophilous Loving rivers. 174. propinquity An inclination or preference. 175. pumpkin 176. pyrrhic Victorious despite heavy losses. 177. quintessential The ultimate, the essence of the essence. 178. rainbow 179. redolent Sweet-smelling. 180. renaissance 181. rhapsody A beautiful musical piece. 182. riparian Having to do with the bank of a river or other body of water. 183. ripple A small, circular wave emanating from a central point. 184. rosemary 185. scintillate To sparkle with brilliant light. 186. sempiternal Forever and ever. 187. sentiment 188. seraglio Housing for a harem. 189. serendipity Finding something while looking for something else. 190. shenandoah 191. shipshape 192. smashing 193. smile 194. smithereens 195. soliloquy Dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections. 196. sophisticated 197. summer afternoon 198. sunflower 199. sunshine 200. surreptitious Sneaky. 201. susurrus Producing a hushing sound, like flowing water. 202. sweetheart 203. sycamore 204. symbiosis Interdependence of two different species. 205. syzygy The direct opposition of two heavenly bodies. 206. talisman A symbolic object believed to have magical powers. 207. tendril 208. terpsichorean Related to dance. 209. thrush 210. tickle 211. tintinnabulation Ringing. 212. tranquil 213. tranquility 214. twinkle 215. umbrageous Shady. 216. umbrella 217. vermillion 218. vestige A small fragment. 219. whisper Speaking without vibrating the vocal folds. 220. whoops 221. wisteria 222. zing 223. zyzzyva A kind of beetle. |
posted by: bronwynj (reply)
post date: 01.18.09 (6:27 pm)
Some of my favourites from this list are:
anemone
blossom
diaphanous
exuberant
freedom
jonquil
lilt
lovely
lullaby
meandering
melody
murmuring
sweetheart
tranquility
twinkle
whisper
zing
Some of these words are loved because of the way they sound, & feel to speak, others because of the feelings & images conjured up by them (or a mixture of the above).
posted by: namm (reply)
post date: 01.19.09 (8:00 am)
Reply to: bronwynj
true! nice set of words!
posted by: qwvmad hdnruoylj (reply)
post date: 02.12.09 (6:47 am)
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