# Love words? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 3, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504 "2004-01-03T19:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Merhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Merhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merhouse)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/21 "2004-01-04T02:27:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ParentalAdvisory \* > \*\***Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphen- > ylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylgluta- > mylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthre- > onylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylgluta- > minlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleu- > cylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylle- > ucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleu- > celalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylaspa- > raginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylal- > anylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphen- > ylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginyl- > glutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleuc- > ylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucyl- > valylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglut- > amylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyll- > ysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspart- > ylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylpheny- > lalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasp- > araginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcystei- > nylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylle- > ucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylargin- > ylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanyl- > glycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginyla- > nylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalan- > yllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanypro- > lylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucyls- > erylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisol- > eucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylse- > rylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylgluta- > mylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglu-0 > tamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylpheny- > lalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreo- > nylarginylserine.** > It just has that certain ring to it, ya know. 😉 \*\* \It’s got a good beat, and you can dance to it. I give it an 85, Dick. \ Actually, my favorite word is **actually** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/22 "2004-01-04T03:33:35Z")
benighted knight hooligan dupe sconce chamber plunder slumber mendicancy ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/23 "2004-01-04T05:44:41Z")
I especially like **especially**. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/24 "2004-01-04T06:03:08Z")
Ooh, ooh… **saturnine**. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/25 "2004-01-04T06:28:25Z")
I agree **plethora** is great. I also love **luminance**. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/26 "2004-01-04T06:41:19Z")
amble mellifluous myriad peripatetic ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/27 "2004-01-04T06:57:26Z")
**Lobsang** enjoy 😃 bacchanalian bibulous wobbly vertiginous blotto shellacked dipsomaniacal furschnickered and, not one, but 3 _words_ Not so Farfrompuken ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/28 "2004-01-04T07:23:04Z")
ameublement (which is “furnishings” in french, I just love that word.) Copacetic Problematic ---
**Author:** ![Mudlark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mudlark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudlark)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/29 "2004-01-04T08:24:30Z")
\Mango\, of course. Hmm, also: Flippant Scruple Pajamas Orwellian Staggering ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/30 "2004-01-04T08:27:48Z")
Intercourse. Behoove. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/31 "2004-01-04T08:54:03Z")
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**Author:** ![WhetherMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@WhetherMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhetherMan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/32 "2004-01-04T14:31:43Z")
Another vote for **plethora** …what is it about that word? And…you are correct, **Tomndebb** , **mellifluous** is a great word. Some of my favorites: Awry Benevolent Din Pedantic Accolade Impervious Austere Nebulous Mud Pejorative Usurp Cacophony Debacle Hackneyed Inundate Contiguous Morose Vociferous ---
**Author:** ![Teegus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Teegus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teegus)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/33 "2004-01-04T16:41:54Z")
Inconceivable! Lubricated Volatile Oligarchy Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolaniconiosis Voracious Sublime Subliminal Superlative Clandestine Villainous Myriad Oxy-moronic infinitesimal and of course **Eh?!** ---
**Author:** ![Peregrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/34 "2004-01-04T18:31:18Z")
nomenclature earth blackguard salamander sylvan ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/35 "2004-01-04T23:01:02Z")
**Lackadasical** I just hope I spelled it right. ---
**Author:** ![The13thUnicorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@The13thUnicorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The13thUnicorn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/36 "2004-01-04T23:26:37Z")
munificent or munificence mendacious verisimilitude zealot xylem rhapsody and I love plethora!! ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/37 "2004-01-04T23:47:55Z")
Pip Aeroplane Creed Flip Sponson Flummox Diaspora Aurora Orbit Fink Luminescence Spikenard Twelfth Coelacanth Willow For starters. All words are beautiful. I hear ya, **Lobbers**. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/38 "2004-01-05T00:36:38Z")
Loquacious bawdy mystified effervescent defenstrated ebullient miasma hyacinth lush twilight beleaguered voracious Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/39 "2004-01-05T02:31:00Z")
What about **Locution**? ---
**Author:** ![Pherenike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Pherenike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pherenike)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504/40 "2004-01-05T04:05:39Z")
My current favorite word is _pantuflas_, which is Spanish for slippers. It’s terribly fun to say: “pahn-too-flahs, pantuflas, pantuflas.” In English, I’d have to choose _mellifluous_ because it fits its meaning so very well. Never mind that your lips do lovely things as they pronounce it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-words/222504.md?page=3)