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Beautiful English words
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:50 pm
by Guido
Lately I've been expanding the size of my English vocabulary (by studying books and word lists) and I have stumbled upon some great English words.
infinitesimal
verisimilitude
crestfallen (this is my favorite English word ever
crestfallen under a crescent moon)
gratuitous
Also, I like some words because of their probable relation to Dutch words (which is my native language). Scathe (Dutch: schade(n) ), feign (veinzen) fowl (vogel) bestow ("time spent in study is time well bestowed" (dictionary.com example), besteed).
Post your favorite English words!
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:53 pm
by Mexicola
I've always been find of 'moist'. No idea why...
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:58 pm
by saturdayindex
Mexicola wrote:I've always been find of 'moist'. No idea why...
I'm pretty sure that "moist" has won awards for being one of the least liked English words.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:15 pm
by zeitgeist
lol, i hate moist with a fiery passion
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:20 am
by Pantheon
Whats wrong with moist? I quite like it. I cant think of any negative ascociations.
Some words that spring to mind: Facsimile, Bedragled, Pragmatic, Foreshortened, salubrious, etc. Thats baseds mostly only on the way they physicaly sound however.
I dont have a favourite one however, i'm generaly quite poor with words, but I can apreciate a good one every now and then.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:31 am
by Yellow Records
I love Moist. Moist and Thick are my favorite words.
And Trollop.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:01 am
by asymmetrical head
Mexicola wrote:I've always been find of 'moist'. No idea why...
Every time I say moist, I always say it with a raised eyebrow for some reason!
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:13 am
by noby
Haha, I love 'moist' too.
Not nescessarily beautiful but some words I really like:
Embodiment
Phase
Rubber
Broken
Heath
Moor
Drone
Gallop
Smolder
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Inhibit
Amber
Lust
Teal
Fungus
I prefer to keep it simple
I have a bunch of other ones too but goddamn is it hard to remember the best ones off hand :/
Edit: added moar.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:18 am
by krs
'Cellar Door'
lol
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:26 am
by Sac
I like the word "word".
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:28 am
by 747Music
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:46 am
by Waterbagel
sough (soff) - a gentle rushing sound. just SOUNDS relaxing
river (the word itself just rolls off the tongue)
triumph
i notice words without hard, harsh sounds (k, d, g (as in gag), x, and to a lesser extent, t) are usually the more unappealing ones.
i love words so much
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 4:28 am
by Julian Candy
I'm very fond of the names Ophelia and Patrizio. They roll off the tongue so well.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 4:41 am
by JosephG
Pareidolia
Androgyny
Cynicism
Amnesia
Cleanliness
Facade
Mire
Ember
Glyph
Ultramarine (loool)
Didactic
Involute
Libation
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:44 am
by asymmetrical head
Slumber
Crisp
Swiss
Vineyard
Hoist (lol rhymes with Moist)
Magma
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 5:50 am
by many colored grass
JosephG wrote:Pareidolia
Facade
Glyph
Ultramarine
And...
Scorpion
Phosphorescent
Rhythm
Lilac
Epiphany
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:09 am
by A_Northern_Soul
Owl
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:26 am
by krs
krs wrote:'Cellar Door'
lol
DID ANYONE ELSE GET THIS?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 6:35 am
by many colored grass
krs wrote:krs wrote:'Cellar Door'
lol
DID ANYONE ELSE GET THIS?
I got it immediately.
And it is a beautiful English phrase, with or without the movie.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 7:23 am
by krs
many colored grass wrote:krs wrote:krs wrote:'Cellar Door'
lol
DID ANYONE ELSE GET THIS?
I got it immediately.
And it is a beautiful English phrase, with or without the movie.
hehe
It's the first thing that came to mind after reading this thread.