Your Favourite Word

[Scheherazade]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4039185.stm

I was about to post this link under the News thread but wondered what your favorite words would be...

[amuse]

malleoli - it's so ripply and musical! what a fitting word for ankle bones. :)

um; what are yours?

[trismegistus]

"Malice" is a wonderful word. So is "liquifaction," especially when Robert Herrick uses it.

[Stanislaw]

Hallelujah, meritocracy, and moon light.

not to mention piracy!! ;)

[mono]

I like many words, as vague as that sounds. A few that come to mind: ambidexterous, daunt, omnipotent, lagubrious, reverence.
Also, being a science geek, I love many anatomical and physiological terms, such as: zona fasciculata, juxtaglomerular apparatus, corpora quadrigemina, arbor vitae, prima fasciae latae, acetabulum, corona radiata, infundibulum, auricle, jejunum, fovea centralis, fovea capitis.
Sorry, I got carried away.

[Basil]

bamboozle

I also like the term "in cahoots"

[Stanislaw]

I forgot shenanigans (sp.) my history prof was always saying, oy class you and your shenanigans, he was pretty cool.

[imthefoolonthehill]

antidisenstablishmentarianism.

I also like craptacular... even if it isn't a word.

oh and ever since i read the scarlet letter, i've loved the name, Pearl.

[Isagel]

I like many words, as vague as that sounds. A few that come to mind: ambidexterous, daunt, omnipotent, lagubrious, reverence.
Also, being a science geek, I love many anatomical and physiological terms, such as: zona fasciculata, juxtaglomerular apparatus, corpora quadrigemina, arbor vitae, prima fasciae latae, acetabulum, corona radiata, infundibulum, auricle, jejunum, fovea centralis, fovea capitis.
Sorry, I got carried away.

Please do.
One of my favorites are analgesia - the abscence of pain despite an otherwise painful stimulus.

I always considered that part of my dictionary a small poem.

[Taliesin]

Stresscode -heard it today. :smash:

[trismegistus]

Also, being a science geek, I love many anatomical and physiological terms, such as: ... jejunum ...

Oh man! That reminds me! "Jejune" is definitely one of my favorites.

[Scheherazade]

I love all the onomatopoetic words because of their ability to say just what they want to say. Other than those:
allure
willynilly
caterpillar
lullaby
gentle
aura *steals Bong's word* :p

What do you all like about a word? What makes it your favorite word? Its sound? Its meaning? Or something else?
For me it, it is usually the word's ability to express its meaning through its sound... Like the word 'allure'... When I say it to myself, I can sort of feel its meaning. I know, I know... It is aaaaallll in my head!

[Riddick]

My favourite words are: demands, paraphrase, and shilling.

Personally I like words for the way they sound

[Bongitybongbong]

irony, esence, and innate are my favorite words probably because of just the aura (another favorite word) they have.

[amuse]

prima fasciae latae
this one's beautiful.

[mono]

What do you all like about a word? What makes it your favorite word? Its sound? Its meaning? Or something else?
For me it, it is usually the word's ability to express its meaning through its sound... Like the word 'allure'... When I say it to myself, I can sort of feel its meaning. I know, I know... It is aaaaallll in my head! :goof:

I usually like all of the above: it's sound and meaning. Most of those Latin and Greek terms of anatomy and physiology I posted have other meanings that I find interesting: arbor vitae means 'tree of life,' corona radiata means 'radiating crown,' etc. Meaning-wise, I love many of those words that can summarize a large meaning in one, long or short, word, like 'promenade.'

[Kiwi Shelf]

I like the words "cellar door" ever since I saw them in a movie
I also say fantastic a lot...
I can't think of anything right now... they all left when I started to reply

[baddad]

Perspicacious---*Per-spi-kay-shuss*...(having keen judgement, or being discerning)
Anthropogenic...(caused by man....as in pollution)

These are two of my faves!! i think I like a word with multiple syllables smoothly flowing to completion. My writing tends to complicted compound sentences, and while I infrequently use so called 'big' words in my writing, I do so love the sound of them once I figure out what the **** they mean!!....happy happy.....la de da.........never enough words, never enough words..........

[amuse]

Ever fight the tide
Corrosiveness of water,
Salience of love
i forgot, i like salience too.

[Shea]

antidisenstablishmentarianism.



My little sister loved to spell that word from memory.

I like words for their sounds. There's a title of a song (I think it's Irish) called My Lagan Love. There are a lot of L's in the beginning of that song. I like L's. :p

[Jester]

My favourite words are: demands, paraphrase, and shilling.

shilling as in the east african currency?

i love jumbo (hello is swahili)
humdililah (bless you in arabic not sure of spelling)
mishti, shaada, kushi, Selous, lagbana (sp?) and donobad (sp?) (hey kush how do i spell these words?) (meanings, sweet, white, happy, name {all four are anmes of my pets) i dont need, and thank you in bangla all but selous....)

bamboozle, conundrum, boo

and my all time favorite that i found in a textbook never heard it before... gobbledygook

[amuse]

acetabulum (little vinegar cup)

[papayahed]

The words I like:

asstastic
salacious
shoes (don't know why, but say it several times fast.)
tiddlewink
buckle

[Pensive]

Bang Bang

Cool Words....Aren't they?

Maybe they will change tomorrow.

[papayahed]

The words I like:

asstastic
salacious
shoes (don't know why, but say it several times fast.)
tiddlewink
buckle


I wrote thos last year. What the hell was I thinking? I can see buckle and shoes but i don't know where the rest of those came from...

[yellowfeverlime]

perpendicular! defintily perpendicular!

[starrwriter]

Cheeseball
Airhead
Uggo

(They're so invectively descriptive!)

[RobinHood3000]

Brouhaha!!!
Taking "aura" one step further: "AURORA" (as in, "-- Ariel")

Will probably think of more later.

[Scheherazade]

Some new ones:

flapdoodle

gobsmacked

[Virgil]

Cool thread. I'm sorry I can't think of any off the top of my head. I'll have to keep my eyes/ears open and I'll contribute eventually. For now I'll just have to read you outstanding picks. However, one interesting observation here. I can see your personalities in your picks. Almost like some psychoanalytic game.

[Snukes]

terra sigillata! (roman pottery type)

I had those words stuck in my head the same way songs get stuck for about a week this past summer...

[samercury]

Favorite words...so many of them ^0^

Right now my favorites are....

shiny
arcara
fire
bell
vampire
narcissist
glycolosis
telephase
boo
firefly
depressed
mind...........

they'll probably change...

[RobinHood3000]

Ooh...I love these words, for the connotation if not the sound.

WARRIOR
HONOR
BLADE

[Virgil]

Blade?

How about

Dignitas
Milady
Sherwood

[RobinHood3000]

Here's another one:

BULLSEYE

[Virgil]

You're into that archery metaphor.

OK, how about

arrowhead

[RobinHood3000]

Nah, doesn't quite have the right ring to it.

Here's a nice one: JEDI

[Pensive]

Now, Here comes new words:

Lashala

Shooi

Tala

Kali

[Virgil]

What language is that? How do you pronouce "shooi?"

[Pensive]

I think that it is a Chinese Word. I used tosee a play "Mind Your Language"

In the play, the Chinese Girl mentioned the word and I loved the sound of it but I don't know that what does it mean.

Still, Bang Bang is my favourite word. :D

I will pronounce "shoi" like "shoo - ie

[Anon22]

I tend to like words, so it's a pretty long list

Light
Yin
Alpha
Hope
Optimism
Purity
Tranquility
Clarity
Friendship
Simplicity
Sympathy
Prudence
Independence
Innocence
Patience
Virtue
Zephyr
Comedy
Joy
Transparency
Normality
Balance
Extremity
Opacity
Misery
Tragedy
Gale
Tempest
Vice
Impatience
Guiltiness
Imprudence
Dependence
Disdain
Complexity
Animosity
Obscurity
Aggravation
Impurity
Pessimism
Futility
Despair
Omega
Yang
Darkness
Irony
Velocity
Speed
Supersonic
Aerodynamics
Physics
Algebra
Math
Science
Art
Relativity
Reflection
Refraction
Heaven
Seven
Cloud Nine
Frost
Icy
Chill
Freeze
Cold
Snow
Crystal
Angelic
Harmonic
Dazzling
White
Sky
Sky Blue
Azure
Turquoise
Ultramarine
Wings
Feathers
Bird
Wolf
Wind
Breeze
Squall
Typhoon
Whirlwind
Air
Natural
Supernatural
Chaos
Confusion
Disorientation
Organization
Understandablity
Kindness
Reliability
Emotion

I'm sure I like many more words... I just can't remember them... >.>
oh...:

Certainty
Uncertainty
Stubbornness
Flexibilty

[Koa]

Hey I had never seen this thread before!!!

My fav. word in English is 'basically'. I just love the way it sounds (when prononunced by a British...in any case, not by me ;))

[samercury]

New words:

Infinity
Space
Sun
Wolf
Violin
Cat
Blank

[Virgil]

How about

lamia
clarion
panjandrum

[Mortis Anarchy]

Sotto Vocce! Lucid! Automatons! Queue! Reverie! Notorious! Anarchy! Mortis!

I'm done, for now...maybe.

[Mortis Anarchy]

Wow, thats a lot of words DigitalCrash...I must challenge that with the rest of my words. (I'm kind of hyper...bored mainly)

quicksilver
raven
visage
hugger-mugger
pusillanimous
chimerical
animadversion
sybarite
jejune
jocund
imprecation
gadabout
obsequious
ribald
louche
clerisy
sagacious
Tenacious
panjandrum
pastiche
egregious
cajole
promethean
contretemps
****-a-hoop
luculent
internecine
amity
repine
juxtapostion
rapacious
forsaken
redeemer
death
morbid
solitude
snake
slough
incognito

-the funny thing is, these are all saved on my computer. I have a word perfect file filled with words. Hundreds! I think you prevail... :nod:

[RobinHood3000]

A favorite phrase, for situations that demand elegance and tact...

In pace requiescat!!

[samercury]

Sakura
Chibi
Moon
Samurai
Zoinks
Mala Mala
Dragon voice
Kya
Laugh
Cry
Burn

[Virgil]

Three more:
politesse
schlemiel
parvenu

[Shea]

I like 'night', but I like the Middle English pronounciation where you sound out every letter. It makes it sound like "neeg't"

I also like:

April - 'a' as in 'ball' ; stress on the second syllable
Showres - Pronounce the first part like 'show', second part like 'rest' without the 't'.

I had to recite the first 20 lines of Canterbury Tales in Middle English.

I love all of my Beowulf sig below, but I think my favorite from that is 'aethelingas'. It sounds kind of elvish.

[Virgil]

Three more words to consider:

zoomorphic
hobnob
rapier

[Eva Marina]

One of my favorite words is "serendipity"; it just sounds happy.
And, since we've been studying the heart lately in Biology, "vena cava" sounds nice, too :)

[RobinHood3000]

Methinks I like the sound of "foible".

[samercury]

More words

Key
Sum
Crisis
Moon
Meditation
Punnett
Circle
Lion

[rachel]

there are just so many but I guess a few would be

avantegarde, forgive, redemption, sassafras,teatime, and of course hobbit

[Taliesin]

Fallstar
Flute
Feathery
cellar door
nevermore
keystone
teriomorphic
heather
thistle
high
wings
gate
steel
fever
tremble
lullaby
careless
roof
girth
infinity
Ceva's theorem
crossroad

[Virgil]

Here's some more:

bunkum
unctuous
moxie

[samercury]

Fly
Head
Splash
Water
Planet
Orbit
Angel
Voice

[Riesa]

Cocoon......

[Nightshade]

Free
extra
sale
chocolate
ocean
Amazon
Ambidextrous (spell checked so dontknow if thats the word Im looking for)
hypothetically
Mesmerise
million
hope
adder

:D

[Nightshade]

how could I forget rubber ducky ?
:D
spinach
sanctinonious
hypocondriac
wally
pickles
pocket
:D

[RobinHood3000]

Yes, pray tell, how could you??

[Virgil]

gargantuan
sylph

[Nightshade]

uranus
with either pronunciation american or british. But this is only since I found out americans altered the name becasue of what it sounds like :lol: now I cant hear it without giggling
and I do love to giggle
:lol:
at least on the inside :D
:nod:

[rachel]

nuance
stealth
r u b b e r d u c k y
fol de rol
schism
platitudes

[Virgil]

Birthday!!!!!!!!

:bday_2: :bday_2: :bday_2:

You can't beat that one. And I even used smillies.

[Virgil]

uranus
with either pronunciation american or british. But this is only since I found out americans altered the name becasue of what it sounds like :lol: now I cant hear it without giggling
and I do love to giggle
:lol:
at least on the inside :D
:nod:


LOL, beyond smiles.

[Miss Darcy]

I have many favourite words...mellifluous being one of them...

[IrishCanadian]

If you take the word poo and let is roll off your toungue gently through your rounded lips it can sound like Peuoo. Try it! Its beautiful.

[Anon22]

uranus
with either pronunciation american or british. But this is only since I found out americans altered the name becasue of what it sounds like :lol: now I cant hear it without giggling
and I do love to giggle
:lol:
at least on the inside :D
:nod:


lol, I know, it's so funny. I love that word(was also my favorite planet before I even realized why it was funny). Uranus is big and ancient. x)

[Virgil]

Enough with uranus...

How about tomale.

[IrishCanadian]

what does tomale mean?

[Virgil]

First, my apologies; I misspelled it. Sorry if I confused you.

From Webster's:


Main Entry: ta·ma·le
Pronunciation: t&-'mä-lE
Function: noun
Etymology: Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal tamale, from Nahuatl tamalli steamed cornmeal dough
: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed

Also slang I think, such as in "hot tamale" -- a good looking lady.

[Anon22]

Enough with uranus...

:lol:



How about tomale.

Yeah, I love tamales, but prefer empanadas.

http://www.saveursdumonde.net/ency_9/sudameri/argentine/empanadas.jpg

as Homer once said, argghh....

[IrishCanadian]

MMMMMMMMMM now i know ... looks good.
But not as good as the word poo (pronounced peuoo)

[Nightshade]

that is a teletubby irish!
:lol:
http://pbskids.org/teletubbies/parentsteachers/images/po.gif

[Virgil]

arboreal
cannibalize
millefleur

[starrwriter]

I like pugnacious and whomp. Must be the boxer in me.

[RobinHood3000]

Milquetoast. Sounds like breakfast.

[Darlin]

~ Intriguing ~ Because it serves many purposes. It lends itself to so many meanings. Intriguing can be used when you can think of nothing nice to say and yet it doesn't seem at all bad. Surely that tacky dress, hideous as it is could be considered . . . intriguing. Intriguing, a wonderful word.

[samercury]

Planets.......
especially Mercury

[Lote-Tree]

Hello All,

What is favourite word and why?

Mine is Serendipitous :-)

Serendipitous -lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

I believe that Life, humanity and sciences are full of such moments :-)

[andave_ya]

naturally -- it just rolls off the tongue so smoothly, lol

[Koa]

i like the sound of BASICALLY :D

[Adolescent09]

Hello All,

What is favourite word and why?

Mine is Serendipitous :-)

Serendipitous -lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

I believe that Life, humanity and sciences are full of such moments :-)

I've got a chapter in my current book called Serendepity which means practically the same thing, but that arbitrary fortune comes your way in an unintentional fashion.

My favorite words have to be parmacetti--a leviathan or a whale (as written in Melville's Moby Dick, redolent; floral....fragrant and flowery just like my sweet state residence of Florida! :D, impetuous,fastidious and petulant which means jumpy, fussy about appearance and generally fussy which are all idyllic terms to express my pampered pooch's disposition! I also admire the words lackadaisical(sp?), wag (which means a silly person; not like wagging a finger..) and belligerent

Also sacrosanct, sanctamonious, circumlocutious, belligerent, decadent, ostentacious, [b]opulent and scrupulous
meaning...:
holy, to make holy, pretentiously wordy and incoherent, angry for vindictive causes, a person who spends lavishly, bright and flashy, also bright and flashy, and particular about iota details...

I also love the words belated,belittled,bard, bereft, vindictive, vendetta, redress, presentiment, predicament and vicissitudes(spelling?)---meaning: coming late or procrastinating, to dismiss, an epic poet writer or general poet, deprived of something, vengence, vengence, vengence, premonition;forbodement, troubles and troubles...

all of these are pervasively seen in hardcore classic literature such as War and Peace and The Count of Monte Cristo.. Unfortunately I can rarely use them in contemporary literature because it convoludes and obfuscates my passages "meaning" in contemporaneous (:p), or contemporary terms...

[andave_ya]

what a lovely lot of words!

[Lote-Tree]

I've got a chapter in my current book called Serendepity which means practically the same thing, but that arbitrary fortune comes your way in an unintentional fashion.


Yes, Serendipity and Serendipitous both good words and means the same :-)

But you seem to have host of words in your list :-)

I must now come up with such list :-)

Regards,

[aeroport]

How does one select a mere single word? So many! For the moment, I'm a bit preoccupied with the word "cogent". It's really quite a diverse term, I'm finding.

[Lote-Tree]

How does one select a mere single word?

Same way one chooses the colour of the rainbow? :-)

Cogent - powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument

[hyperinsomnia]

Aerodynamic is a nice word, as well as cliche and sake (like the drink).

I like the term *funny buggers*
eg. "My phone is playing funny buggers".

Don't ask me why.

[Schokokeks]

I absolutely love the word sky-rocketing. :D

[SleepyWitch]

sniffer dog

[Shalot]

I like the word visceral

Also egregious

And malevolent (I just like the way it sounds, not necessarily the meaning)

[dramasnot6]

*hugs her dictionary tight* I hate to play favorites...
but...
A few of my favorites:
Penultimate
Foment
Exacerbate
Medulla Oblongata
Islets of Langerhans
Sycophant
Phenomenon
Pelf
Expostulate
Anthropocentric
Mellifluos
Elusive
Indefatigable

[andave_ya]

:) :) :D :) :) :D :) :) :D :) :) :D

What a lovely lot of words! They really do roll off the tongue.

What do you think of my name in Elvish?

Meldamelisse Nolwe.

[hyperinsomnia]

hydroplaning

[cuppajoe_9]

"Golgotharie" is my favorite word that I, personally, have invented recently. It means a collection of unplesant things, I suppose.

[dramasnot6]

"golgotharie", very interesting. If I was to put it in use and then questioned about it's validity, may I say it has ancient Canadian roots? :p

[SleepyWitch]

"Golgotharie" is my favorite word that I, personally, have invented recently. It means a collection of unplesant things, I suppose.

like a bloody mess you mean? ;)

[Madhuri]

This word is not my favourite, but has caught my fancy -- and it is 'Shoot'

I asked one of our clients, that I have certain queries to resolve, and he said -- Shoot. I mean I know that it's a general way of saying 'go ahead', but it stuck in my mind, and I will always associate this word with this client -- like -- The client who says Shoot :lol:

[Pensive]

Lingua franca, it is now. :)

[Silvia]

in English I like all those words ending in "-ism".
In Italian I like the verb "catapultare" and the word "irridescente"

[Adolescent09]

Occult is an interesting word used by Joseph Heller in Catch-22. You should all know what that means :p

[Weisinheimer]

I have many favorite words. Here are a few:
succotash
plethora
adiposity
imperative
crucial
exquisite
infinitesimal
nutraceutical
exhilarating

[Hyacinth42]

Smock
Snood
Wimple

[xosweetyxo33]

adventurous

[Dori]

Are there any litnetters who are word lovers? What's your favorite word? Top ten? Also, have you encountered any wierd words that you just HAD to look up when you were reading?

Or am I just a word-nerd? :D

Last night, while reading Tolstoy's Hadji Murad, I encountered a rather abstract word: "nosegay". Without looking at the definition, can you guess what this means? It is evident that I am no connoisseur of flowers. According to Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Langauge, 2nd College Ed., it means, "a bunch of flowers; small bouquet, esp. for carrying in the hand." Also, while reading Tolstoy's The Kreutzer Sonata, I came across the word "cogitate." Essentially, it means "to ponder."

The book An Incomplete Eduction has pointed out a whole list of adjectives with deceptive and inscrutable looks: Captious, Fractious, Noisome, Fulsome, Restive, Tortuous, Parlous, Passible Feckless, Dilatory, Mereticious, Fortuitous, Envervating, and Gnomic. These are excellent words in my opinion! :D

[Pensive]

Pensive
Tinuviel
Penchant
Smile
Assiduous
Yes
Well
Pai-Mei
Kest
Lingua-franca
Sancta simplicitas (phrase, but one can take it as a word)

[symphony]

I am in love with the way some bengali words sound. I'm even in love with my own name :blush: . But it'll be silly of me to post them here since i dont know of anyone else who knows bengali in this forum... *sigh*

Among english words....perhaps:
Esprit de corps
Cosmos
Cornucopia
Asphalt
Asteroidal (Dont look at me like that Virge!)
.... and a word invented by me :blush: - "Thoughtosphere" - have been my favorite for quite a long while now.

[chasestalling]

at the moment: hah!

[I AM JINX]

I have an obession with the word "bint"... Kind of harsh word, but I just comes out all the time when I talk... I think it is my favorite work... or many just my most over used work.

[LadyW]

Hello all, got a little bored so I thought I'd start a new thread.
What is your favourite word?
Why?
Looking forward to reading some opinions.
Personally I think my favourite word (well, one of them) is "eloquence" I think its because it flows so easily off the tongue, almost like the definition of the word itself.
Thankyou. :p

[DigitalLove]

I have two favorite words. I love the word abysmal. I love the way it sounds and I like the fact a y is used instead of an i.

I also love the word xylophone. It's just a cool word and a cool instrument.

And what is your favorite word LadyW?

[LadyW]

Hey :) Oh sorry, I have actually edited the original post and added it in. It's eloquence. Good choice of words by the way... I also love the word perplexed too.

[kiz_paws]

Don't laugh. My favorite word of all time is DISCOMBOBULATE. Honest.

Discombobulate
Discombobulates
Discombobulated
Discombobulating
Discombobulatory
Discombobulation....

Weeeeeee! ;)

[novelsryou]

ubiquitous

[LadyW]

Haha thats a brilliant word... Im going to repeat that word all day till someone hits me - mwaahahahaa!

[AimusSage]

MERGED

edit: It's not my favourite word, it's what I did with the threads.

[crazefest456]

^ :) yeah, suuure...(kidding)

journey
seraph
sepulchre
vortex
conscience
transition...transitory...transformation
outlook
tranquil
raw
aesthetic

[AimusSage]

^ :) yeah, suuure...(kidding)
no seriously, my favourite word is split :p

[kiz_paws]

no seriously, my favourite word is split :p
And there I was thinking it was bob.... :lol:

[amalia1985]

React

[BulletproofDork]

Food!!!!

[AimusSage]

And there I was thinking it was bob.... :lol:
That's more than just a word, it's a way of life :nod:

[kiz_paws]

That's more than just a word, it's a way of life :nod:

Ahhhhh so, and we are only beginning to learn the half of it. Yes, well put, oh glorious leader! :thumbs_up

[Dori]

Vox populi, velleity, variorum, viscose

Basically any word that starts with V.

[kiz_paws]

Vox populi, velleity, variorum, viscose

Basically any word that starts with V.Hey, then you would love "V For Vendetta" (a movie) :)

[Bakiryu]

Serendipity.

But I also like words with strong accents like "pixie, rose, river, underwear" :p

[Dori]

Hey, then you would love "V For Vendetta" (a movie) :)

My love for the letter V originated from watching that very movie. :) V is awesome!

[kiz_paws]

My love for the letter V originated from watching that very movie. :) V is awesome!
Yay Dori! :thumbs_up :thumbs_up

Oh Oh! We are off topic. I'll post another fave of mine:

ROCK (as in "You Rock") ... or rock as in my passion for rocks. :p

[aeroport]

Defenestration (the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window)

[amanda_isabel]

ooh, i didn't know there existed a term as ""defenestration". well, i'm learning :)

i don't really have any favorite words but i do have those i use in my everyday conversation for a a week then i replace with other words.

i don't know if you guys tried this too but the way a word appears on a page has a different effect on me. like, when i see the word, smile, i can immediately feel, or see, or whatever sense is stimulated there, the smile or the happy mood. but when i see, confused, it's almost as if i the confusion were somewhere around. does anyone else experience this or is this just more proof that i'm not human?

[aeroport]

ooh, i didn't know there existed a term as ""defenestration". well, i'm learning :)


It's a handy thing to have in the vocabulary. Never know when you're going to be needing a word for throwing folks out the window... French origin, I think (naturally :D ).

[LadyW]

atonement

[AimusSage]

Ah, how I loves Split, but nowadays I just love the word: 'Hobberdobyan' in reference to the great planet Hobberdobya where nothing is what it isn't meant to be, and everything is not in the place where it isn't supposed to be.

[Niamh]

hoodle as in "any hoodle!":p

[Nocturna]

craic, as in "what's the craic?" :P

[Niamh]

yes that is a great word alright!:p
Along with Amadain! :D

[Nocturna]

:O I did not know that one... but thanks ^^ (I've only been in Northern Ireland a few months... and they didn't let me take Irish as a subject... ¬¬)

[Niamh]

Really? thats a shame. Its a nice language. I saw from your intro thread you are studying languages. It would have been a nice one to learn.:) Maybe sometime in the future eh?:D

[Nocturna]

I hope so ^^ One of my housemates speaks it... I should learn from him :P

[Nightshade]

Fash... is my word of the week
as in " I cant be fashed" and " dont fash" " and its such fash"

All because I looked up the Lambton worm...
:rolleyes:

[Hira]

Gossamer is a lovely word!

[Dori]

Yay Dori! :thumbs_up :thumbs_up

Oh Oh! We are off topic. I'll post another fave of mine:

ROCK (as in "You Rock") ... or rock as in my passion for rocks. :p

I'll try to stay on topic while talking about off topic things. My favorite words are in bold (the following is a quote from the movie):

Voila! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the viccistudes (I'm not sure if I spelled this right) of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a member of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and...uh...oh crap....I don't remember the rest... :D

Off topic: the graphic novel V for Vendetta doesn't include the above quote. I expected it to be in there. He quotes Shakespeare a lot more in the graphic novel.


EDIT: YAY! 700th post!

[V.Jayalakshmi]

Dear Members,

My favourites are many.But just when I type this letter I am thinking of 'Drooling','embezzle','hypothermia',and lastly that delightful'etcetera';)

Sincerely,

V.Jayalakshmi.

[crazefest456]

I'll try to stay on topic while talking about off topic things. My favorite words are in bold (the following is a quote from the movie):

Voila! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the viccistudes (I'm not sure if I spelled this right) of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a member of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and...uh...oh crap....I don't remember the rest... :D

Off topic: the graphic novel V for Vendetta doesn't include the above quote. I expected it to be in there. He quotes Shakespeare a lot more in the graphic novel.


EDIT: YAY! 700th post!

wiki-d it:
Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant and vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition! The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.

I'm not bold-ing all those words :D

[kiz_paws]

wiki-d it:
Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant and vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition! The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.

I'm not bold-ing all those words :D
Huh ... another "V.F.V." fan? Yay!! People, unite!! :thumbs_up [I also bought the graphic novel, but have yet to open it up -- it was one of those HAD TO HAVE items]

But on topic now, a really really good word is furrowing .... like all the brows furrowing when they read about how much people love V for Vendetta... ;)

[aeroport]

More like "scowl", I should say... :p :D
Okay, j/k

[kiz_paws]

More like "scowl", I should say... :p :D
Okay, j/k
uh-oh .... time for me to play the 3rd Movement of Chopin's Sonata No.2 Opus 35 Third Movement

[j/k! Gotta love musician's sense of humour...] ;)

[aeroport]

It's funny because no one probably realizes it's the "Funeral March" they've heard everywhere.
Actually given the subject matter, the "Imperial March" from Star Wars might be even more appropriate, as it sounds rather similar and carries with it the association of stamping out rebellion...

[kiz_paws]

:lol: :thumbs_up

[aeroport]

Can you actually play the Chopin?

[kiz_paws]

I cannot play the entire Sonata No.2, but I play the Third Movement quite well, if I don't mind saying so. Chopin is my total favorite of all the composers, though Liszt is an amusing chap (work is off the top for me, though!). It is also written in one of my favorite keys (love those black notes)... ;)

[Dori]

Huh ... another "V.F.V." fan? Yay!! People, unite!! :thumbs_up [I also bought the graphic novel, but have yet to open it up -- it was one of those HAD TO HAVE items]

But on topic now, a really really good word is furrowing .... like all the brows furrowing when they read about how much people love V for Vendetta... ;)

We should start a new topic devoted to V for Vendetta. :D

I love the word vichyssoise, by the way.

[blazeofglory]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4039185.stm

I was about to post this link under the News thread but wondered what your favorite words would be...

passions, emotions, love and hate too

[Xcape]

Serendipity, minx, ephemeral, toujours, parchment, melancholy, love, enchanting, ardent and demurred.

Ok, so I like lots of words. :D

[amuse]

I just learned the word 'plinth'. It makes me happy for no reason. :D It has a sort of 'raindrops plashing' feeling in my mouth.

I think I've posted here before, but if not, 'malleoli' and 'salient' as well. I love the letter L. It's like candy for my heart.

[Lily Adams]

I heard some really cool ones from my English teacher today..."elucidate" (to clarify or enlighten) and "efermal" (intangible). I just had to write them down. So I did. Wanna see? *points to English classwork*

[Dori]

My English teacher used the word "prognosis" in class yesterday. I thought it to be so interesting that I wrote it down in the margin of my 1984 notes. It means "a forecast or prediction."

[Jane Jane]

I absolutely love the word mercy.

[Bakiryu]

My words:

Love
Kindness
Joy
Hope
Selflessness
Compassion

[sixwingmortal]

I would say my favorite word, but I probably would get reported.

[Il Penseroso]

bastard's pretty high up there for me

[Lily Adams]

I figured out my favorite word. Officially.

Last night, while watching a new DEVO interview, I heard the word "gelatinous" for the first time. Of course I've heard of "gelatin", but not "gelatinous"-an adjective.

I thought that was so cool.

Thank you, Gerald Vincent Casale. He was talking about sushi...:lol: Hardcore Japanese sushi.

Gelantinous!

[Tersely]

My name is my favorite. Tersely.

[Domer121]

Amazing, Perhaps, Indeed, Damn..:)

[Beautifull]

my faorite word? ....hmm...i don't know...come back to me.

[byquist]

efforvescence or efforvescent, but it's underlined like as if it is spelled wrong.

[djy78usa]

crapulence

[eyemaker]

my favorite word...

hmmm..

Let me think


...mirth

[blackbird_9]

I have a new favorite word everyday.
Today, it's ample.
No reason why... other than I like the way it sounds. ample ample ample ample... kinda like apple but with that savory "m" fitted in there... mmm... ample

[Scheherazade]

The OP:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4039185.stm

I was about to post this link under the News thread but wondered what your favorite words would be...

[country doctor]

well the doc never likes to play the 'favorite' or list game, but he's always been partial to some words...in the coming days and weeks he'll probably let a few of them see the light of day on this thread...a word of caution though for the chatters as we go forward...BUCKLE UP...

now how's this for a solid word...the doc's always liked...

dungeon...

[faithosaurus]

Jubilant, haha. People always laugh at me for using it, but it's just so much fun!

[Derwind]

I don't have a favourite word at the moment. I suppose "ontological" would fit as a place holder for now.

My least favourite word would be "moist"....gives me the creeps when people say it...such a dirty word!!!!

[Paulclem]

swift and it's brother swifter.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I like "Oblivion." Sounds so cool.

I also like "jejune." Nothing makes you sound like a pretentious prig better.

But my all time favorite is "****." That's the ****ing f-word, mother****er. It's so ****ing versatile.

[country doctor]

oblivion is right up there in the doc's litany of words...that'd be for sure...

[Shalot]

I don't have a favourite word at the moment. I suppose "ontological" would fit as a place holder for now.

My least favourite word would be "moist"....gives me the creeps when people say it...such a dirty word!!!!

:smilielol5:

[country doctor]

unhinged...another solid one in the doc's repertoire...

[country doctor]

today's word from the doc...

prattle...

another good one to chew on, chatters...

[bouquin]

happenstance

[country doctor]

today's word for the chatters...

ubiquity...

enjoy, chatters...

[country doctor]

today's word for the chatters...

chaos...

enjoy, chatters...

[country doctor]

today's word for the chatters...

joy...

enjoy, chatters...

[Wilde woman]

Catharsis is probably my all time favorite. It sounds awesome and has a pretty nifty definition too.

Also, Italian "eroica" (heroic) because I once misspelled Beethoven's Eroica Symphony as the Erotica Symphony and never lived it down. :blush:

Strangely, I learned a lot of my favorite words from my favorite sport (horse racing) and they've stuck with me. Race horses have the coolest names:

eclipse
asphodel
forego
Damascus
equipoise
debonair
cavalcade
charismatic
phoenix
ruffian
vindication
spendthrift
swain
vertigo
caveat
Manila
zephyr
theatrical
singspiel
chilukki

[country doctor]

today's word for the chatters...

dolt...

enjoy, chatters...

[Armel P]

I think my favorite would have to be... queef.

[Ancasta]

Claptrap

[Abu3li]

mine is tranquility

[Emil Miller]

[QUOTE=Wilde woman;1000046Also, Italian "eroica" (heroic) because I once misspelled Beethoven's Eroica Symphony as the Erotica Symphony and never lived it down. :blush:[/QUOTE]

Freudian slip?

One of my favourite words is mellifluous.

[country doctor]

today's word for the chatters...

revolutionary (noun)...

enjoy, chatters...

[faithosaurus]

My current word is "vehemently". It's such a fun word.

[country doctor]

furthur...

[JuniperWoolf]

I like "chicken," as a word (I'm ambivalent towards the animal, they're gross and yet I like how their heads move). Chick. Ken. Chicken. Ch ch chicken.

[The Comedian]

I like the "gloaming".

[jajdude]

How about a foreign word? I lived in Korea for some years, and there is a word which means "dammit" or " how frustrating" or something like that.
Its sound is "ja jing na" ---hence the "jaj" in my name.

[L.M. The Third]

My word of the month: Defenestration. My word of the day: Soporific.
Defenestration, because if I ever marry a recalcitrant or nefarious man, he shall have the fate of Jezebel. ;) And today I gorged on celery, which is said to have a soporific effect.

[iamnobody]

slubberdegullion

[kiki1982]

:lol: LM! And what do you think about the defenestrations of Prague? That town should do the trick for you! :D

My favorite word...

I like conundrum, just because the form is so nice. :)

[Helga]

in Icelandic it is 'rökkurró' it means calm in the dark and it just sounds so nice but my favorite word and part of a quote these days is 'crazyrandomhappenstance'

[Cazzasaurus]

precedent - No idea why

[L.M. The Third]

:lol: LM! And what do you think about the defenestrations of Prague? That town should do the trick for you! :D

My favorite word...

I like conundrum, just because the form is so nice. :)

Uh... well, I was predisposed to support Blind Ziska and his followers, but I actually don't like this story! :eek:

Conundrum is a lovely word!

[stlukesguild]

Right now you don't want to know what my favorite word is... :incazzato::biggrin5:

[country doctor]

today's word from the doc...

prance...

another good one to chew on, chatters...

[chipper]

i am currently obsessed with Google Robot. i just have been laughing the entire day about it because i was sending an email about a schedule for a meeting via gmail. gmail prompted me asking if i want to add the meeting to my calendar which creeped me out then made me laugh. can't believe the Google Robot is reading my email.

so there... Google Robot.

[MarkBastable]

slubberdegullion

I'd probably put a moderate amount of money on my knowing where you know that word from.

[iamnobody]

I'll play. Where Do I know that word from?

[MarkBastable]

I'll play. Where Do I know that word from?

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway?

[iamnobody]

Nope, but that would have been far more interesting.

The correct answer is....Crossword Puzzle.

[MarkBastable]

Nope, but that would have been far more interesting.

The correct answer is....Crossword Puzzle.

Rats.

[bouquin]

quintessence
jasmine
wayfarer
moonshine
shenanigans

[Pensive]

swan
december
may
tea
triangle

[bouquin]

smithereens




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Currently reading: Petits Contes de Printemps (Natsume Sôseki)

[Oniw17]

I found my favorite word on an internet forum. It was sciforums.com and I think the person who used it was called invert nexus. The word is asymptote.

[country doctor]

today's word from the doc...

indefatigable...

another good one to chew on, chatters...

[Delta40]

Indefatigable - That word reminds me of an inflatable bag that has been deflated and yet shows absolutely no signs of being beaten! It's sound and imagery seem so appropriate to its definition....

chewing away here...

[bouquin]

gorgeous
rigmarole




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Currently reading: The Girls of Slender Means (Muriel Spark)

[Triter]

anagoge

[distortedlogic]

Incognito.

[prendrelemick]

Crepuscular.

A word I enjoy using and can spell.

[Brock]

Pneumonoltromicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Gotta love the most ridiculously contrived, longest word in the OED. Followed by:

floccinausinihilipilification

(I may have got the spelling wrong...)

[country doctor]

steppenwolf...uprootedness...shiftless...

three more words for the general chatters to chew on...

and...of course...this one...

ROAR!

[faithosaurus]

rambunctious

:)

[country doctor]

today's word from the doc...

weimaraner...

another good one to chew on, chatters...

[papayahed]

Quotidian

[Pensive]

exit.

[country doctor]

here's one for the general chatters to gnaw on...

OROONI...

and of course, this one...

ROAR!

[Sancho]

Babaghanoush,

just because it's fun to say, also it tastes pretty good

[cacian]

Ominscient

[country doctor]

here's one for the general chatters to gnaw on...

GLACIATE...

and of course, this one...

ROAR!

[Varenne Rodin]

Lamp.

[MANICHAEAN]

Cataleptical

[irishpixieb]

My English teacher always liked "sesquipedalian" but I personally like "chagrin" and "lush" because they sound like they mean!

[MANICHAEAN]

simulacrum

[country doctor]

here's one for the general chatters to take a look at...

VISUALIZE...

and of course, this one...

ROAR!

[KCurtis]

discombobulated
I like saying it.

coffee
my favorite thing

[JuniperWoolf]

Lamp.

I love lamp.

[qimissung]

Surruptitious. I just like saying it.

[Sancho]

Doily

'Tis a funny word, and nope, El Sancho doesn't own any.

[Sancho]

Upon closer inspection, it would appear that El Sancho’s Señora has placed several doilies under several lamps on several tables at the Sancho Hacienda.

[qimissung]

It is a funny word. I didn't think anyone under the age of 80 owned one any more. :D

Solipsistic:

"You are such a self-aggrandizing, solipsistic, ego queen." "The Tao of Steve.

[Sancho]

Solipsistic

Serendipitous

Salamander

Succulence

Sarcophagus

Scrumpdilyishous

Splendiferous

And my favorite:

Supercilious

Multisyllabic words that start with S are almost always – FUNNY!

HAHAHAHAHA! HAH!

Also, Q, El Sancho y La Sanchita ain’t eighty yet, and we probably never will be. (I was pleasantly surprised when I hit thirty) But La Sanchita’s Abuelita (granny) is over eighty, and that’s who she got the doilies from, and I’ve gotta say, I kinda like them, and so does the cat. I don’t know why.

[qimissung]

What's a cilious without it's super, I always say. Those are good words, and I'm sure with the love and care of your good La Sanchita you'll both live to enjoy her abuelita's doilies for a good long time. :)

But sans a physical dictionary, I grow tired of s. My newest favorite word, ripped from the headlines:

Amok: "Amok, amok, amok!" Sarah, Hocus Pocus

Also, do you and La Sanchita have any teeny tiny sanchitos/sanchitas running around? I'm also fond of the word

Teeny tiny, especially when written like this:

TEENY TINY (my thoughts run amok at the juxtoposition of ideas encapslated therein).

I also like, like, like Juxtopositon

AND

Extraneous, as in the word teeny tiny, either the teeny or the tiny is extraneous.

[Sancho]

Egg is a good word. I think the Vikings gave it to us. So which came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, the egg came first, and then the egghead.

Anyhoo, no Shancettes, except for the furry, four-legged kind, and they’re enough. Besides, La Shanchita and I figured our gene pool was probably inappropriate for progenation…

Is progenation a word? Seems like it ought to be.

Along those same root-word lines, genuflect is a cool word. Although, as an American, I’m fairly hostile to the concept.

[papayahed]

Along those same root-word lines, genuflect is a cool word. Although, as an American, I’m fairly hostile to the concept.

I forgot about that word. The Nuns used genuflect in church. I've always liked the word.

[tonywalt]

Cacophony is a good word.

Also, Steatopygous - I realise it's a condition (extra big buttocks found in some African tribes) that I wouldn't wish on anyone. Damn cool word though.

[Sancho]

Steatopygous. By dog that is a cool word.

Badonkadonk, or Da-Junk-in-da-Trunk

I don't know what made me think of it.

[qimissung]

Good words all, nay, fantastic words all. Genuflect is particularly inspired, fun to say, esp. When you don't have to actually partake in doing it.

I like pants. That is all.

Also, how about onomatopoeia and oxymoron? Forget their uses as literary devices. I love the way they roll off the tongue and they make great insults:

"Onomatopoeia head!"

And

"You're an oxymoron!"

[Sancho]

Bombastic.

It just rolls off the tongue, eh?

Also it seems to be somewhat onomatopoetic.