mellifluous - pleasing to the ear. Say it nice and slowly, with plenty of emphasis on the “m.” Mmmmellifluous. Best said by a beautiful woman, with a honey voice, whispered in your ear.
Or onomatopoeia. I just love to say that word.
infraspinatus.
[url=“http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words10.html”]This[/urk] site suggests the following are the most beautiful english words.
ASPHODEL, FAWN, DAWN, CHALICE, ANEMONE, TRANQUIL, HUSH, GOLDEN, HALCYON, CAMELLIA, BOBOLINK, THRUSH, CHIMES, MURMURING, LULLABY, LUMINOUS, DAMASK, CERULEAN, MELODY, MARIGOLD, JONQUIL, ORIOLE, TENDRIL, MYRRH, MIGNONETTE, GOSSAMER, ALYSSEUM, MIST, OLEANDER, AMARYLLIS, ROSEMARY
I’ll go along with halcyon, and atropoisomerism too. Mmmmm.
This site. :rolleyes:
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*Originally posted by Serendipity *
I’m surprised no one has mentioned onomatopoeia yet.
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Todd Rundgren fan??
“Onomatopoeia, every time I see ya
My sense’s tell me ‘hubba’ and I just can’t disagreea”
‘Onomatopoeia’ from Hermit of Mink Hollow by Todd Rundgren
I’ve always liked alacrity. Great word, rarely used but useful, has no synonym, and sounds like what it means.
Byzantine is great too, as is nebulous.
“Excelsior” is the motto of the State of New York. Latin for “ever higher.”
Vertiginous bifurcations
Cusp. Flange. Wombat. Throb.
Carbuncular Picayune Peccadilloes
Screed. Munje. Freff.
Bulldada
Well, as long as you bring it up: Chthonic. Sarcophagic. Purple penguins.
I don’t know if I have good taste; but I know what I like!
Er, it is a real word.
From Merrian Webster
Main Entry: dis·com·bob·u·late
Pronunciation: "dis-k&m-'bä-b(y)&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: probably alteration of discompose
Date: circa 1916
: UPSET, CONFUSE <the offensive had discombobulated all the German defensive arrangements – A. J. Liebling>
- dis·com·bob·u·la·tion /-"bä-b(y)&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
My dictionary (Random House) puts the origin of the word around 1825, and notes it as being a “fanciful American alteration of Discompose”
Vagina.
I love the way it comes off my tongue. 
chimaera
namistai
blasphemous
Ditto. Come to think of it, I like ditto too.
I’m rather fond of…Sphincter, Pirate, Pants and Trauma.
Counterattack is definitely my favorite compound word. It’s so… mmm… hyperaggressive, shall we say?
I just thought of another oddball I like:
wiseacre
anyone know where that even comes from?
I dont know 90% of the words in this thread. I am trying to decide if that should make me feel depressed or lucky. My favorites are:
Non-Denominational
Sobriety
Pheromone, and
Boink
Say it with me.
CHOCOLATE
Mmmmmmm.
I am a writer by trade, and I have quite a few.
Gusty.
Tsunami.
Krupps. (the coffeemaker brand)
Mmmmm. (something good is always happening when you hear this)
Cocktails.
Ego-centric.
Aerosmith.
Xanax.
Free.
Vodka.
Bastille.
Spackle.
Honeysuckle.
Fortification.
Presently.
Sparkles.
mine’s not english, but i love it
fui, in spanish
it’s pronounced “fwee”, a think it means ‘you went’ or something like that. it’s just the coolest word.
esoteric.
What are you?