mamapjama Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 In my cold induced insomnia last night I was thinking of words that I enjoy saying. Two that came to mind are bedouin and perpendicular. Other words like edge just seem hard to say and harsh to hear. Do you have favourites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Serendipity/Serendipitous. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Conundrum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I like Pacino. I want to name something "Pacino". Honolulu.....? There are others but I haven't had any coffee yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't think I am spelling this right but one of my favorites is onamotopeia (on-uh-mah-tuh-pe-uh). Another is 'plethora'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 In English- parallelogram In French- saperlipopette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Discombobulate. What can I say... It makes me happy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Cliff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I have always loved the sounds (not meanings!) of the words wicked and rickety. I also love perspicacity. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 This is so strange. A couple of months ago I started keeping a list of words that I enjoy the sound of. Here's what I have so far: bookie butcher kitchen seashore shells boats hemp Barbara Bain people boy on holiday happy Christmas cook perplexed conflicted dress courage tobacco diverting sharp at three you should have done that was badly done teeming with fish tangle sister daughter reading listen Cathy paint pots lip gloss sneaking vexing vexed Father Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 bodega archipelago circumference I'm liking perspicacity Persnickety discombobulate is awesome and I always say plethora --as in I have one. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeleigh2000 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 my dd10 loves the word perpendicular too! I like heinous. Many more will follow later when I remember! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I love the word effervescent! And epiphany. And narcissistic. Nonchalant. Aloof. Nemesis. Malevolent. Whimsical. Vanity. Vapid. Ok, I should stop. I like words a lot. :) And now that I notice, I like words that aren't very "nice" in meaning. I just love the way they sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 just (my most loved and overused word):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Persnickety flibbertigibbet strumpet...that one comes in handy sometimes and doesn't sound quite as harsh as other word choices :lol: Diane W. married for 22 years homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Gobsmacked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I like "geometry" and "trousers." My dd11 reports that she likes "vainglorious" and "Arkansas." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 periwinkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 capsicum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Not a complicated one, I just like the way it sounds when used in a sentence: perhaps As in, "Perhaps I will finally finish cleaning up the basement today." Or, "Perhaps not." Or just by itself: "Mom, if I finish my math on time can we bake cookies?" "Perhaps." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Now that I've had some caffeine: mayhap supercalafragilisticespiealadoscious serendipity gorgonzola fandango oxymoron curmudgeon behooves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurad1125 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Tortuga panacea musicality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkholland Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Edamame! I love to cook so anything having to do with food makes me smile:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I've always liked the sound of the word "who". It's all air with no hard consonents or unidentifiable vowel sound. I remember being about 8 yrs. old and saying who, who, who - over and over in my head, trying to spell it. I just couldn't attach any letter of the alphabet to the sound of who. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 besmirch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Magma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 moxie My nine year old loves to say "lard" My seven year old's favorite thing is now "barf humbug" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Is it weird that I have never heard a word and thought "I like the way that word sounds"? I mean, there are nice words, and I like the meanings of so many words, but I haven't ever thought about the sound of words being pretty or anything. I think I might be weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 arugula tomatillo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I like paraphernalia, nomenclature, & fixture. On a different note, I hate the words tasty, moist, and meal. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 It's all about sound for me. Here's a partial list: peripatetic fecund luxuriant frowsy consternation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 crepuscluar I actually heard it used in a sentence once, when a zoo keeper was talking to another zoo keeper about a particular animal. It made me ridiculously happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaPagnato Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 tapioca flummoxed charisma I, too, hate the word "moist", as well as "panty". (gag!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajama Mama Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 asparagus fortuitous catty corner obnoxous comme ci comme ca(so-so in French--one of few words that I remember-I can't put the accents on it with my computer) magnanimous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 higgledy-piggledy specifically sandwich chartreuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I don't think I am spelling this right but one of my favorites is onamotopeia (on-uh-mah-tuh-pe-uh). Me too. Always has been. I just like the way it sounds. It appear that the correct spelling is: Onomatopoeia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamapjama Posted August 27, 2010 Author Share Posted August 27, 2010 Is it weird that I have never heard a word and thought "I like the way that word sounds"? I mean, there are nice words, and I like the meanings of so many words, but I haven't ever thought about the sound of words being pretty or anything. I think I might be weird. Totally weird:lol: I love the assortment of words and will spend tonight's insomnia filled evening looking up half of them in a dictionary :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 crepuscluar I actually heard it used in a sentence once, when a zoo keeper was talking to another zoo keeper about a particular animal. It made me ridiculously happy! I love crepuscular! I discovered that word in Trumpet of the Swan. Words I love: gesticulate semolina magnanimous chagrined vex zenith quill quixotic fastidious meticulous serpentine czar There are more; depends on context. I love the perfect placement of the exactly correct word, even if the word is Hoover or Jello. Words I don't like: Any word that causes the lips to vibrate together; Boom, Humm, Vroom Blech! I hate it when my lips buzz together. Marlboro. I always feel like I'm saying it wrong. Glad I don't smoke. I really hate the word vulva and by association, Volvo. I could never own a Volvo. I hate the words occassion and occurrance, because I can't get it through my head how to spell them. See?! I messed up again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Uvula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Since moving to L.A. I just love saying the word Sepulveda. Every time I pass the exit I feel the need to say it multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Maybe not my favorite sounding words, but my two favorite words (that somehow make their way into most of my sentences) are: random and seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Cajolery. I just love that word, although I rarely get to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 tapiocaflummoxed charisma I, too, hate the word "moist", as well as "panty". (gag!) According to Language Log (shockingly enough, a language/linguistics blog I love), moist is one of the 6 most-hated words. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I keep thinking of these things and can't believe I left out Raxacoricofallapatorius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Sibilance Quagmire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 In order of discovery: Mozambique, Azerbaijan and pestilential. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 ubiquitous steadfast cerulean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 gossamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narnian Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 scapegoat cheeky smitten alliteration onomatopoeia poem bemused savvy persnickety discombobulate nonplussed psalm sylvan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Ooooh, I like those, too! I love words, in general! One that's just come up for me this week that I love is: soporific (a form of which is used in Gulliver's Travels).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.