Words that sound pretty, but their meanings are not

I think anemia and urea are beautiful words to say. They have a musical quality, IMHO. However, saying “urea” over and over again as a meditation mantra is a bad idea, trust me.

Are there words that sound good to you, but don’t say often because they’re inappropriate or obscure?

Yersinia

Ooze

“Chlamydia” would make a lovely name for a girl.

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“Chlamydia” would make a lovely name for a girl.
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I thought the same thing about “Ambergris”.

Syphilis, diarrhea, and lesion. Mmmmm.

I once read that some experts selected “cuspidor” as the most beautiful word in English. Something that holds spit.

Yersinia is a great one. :slight_smile:

Effluent is another one that rolls off the lips, but has unpleasant connotations.

Sailboat

Meretricious

Grotesque.

Sounds elegant. It’s not.

There’s someplace around that uses Candida as a business name. Granted they are a biotech firm and all, but still.

Fallopian - one of my favorite words to say!

Asbestosis.

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Fallopian - one of my favorite words to say!
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Mine too!

Angina.

Yonic - not really dirty but good sound and a useful word to know

At the other end of the scale is the word “pulchritude,” which just does not sound like what it means.

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At the other end of the scale is the word “pulchritude,” which just does not sound like what it means.
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As well as “fecund”.

Dementia sounds like a Greek goddess.

Sweetbreads

Dysentery

Choleric

Sycophantic

Cyanide

Drizzle

Flatulence

Tinia