Afternoon

“Summer afternoon – Summer afternoon… the two most beautiful words in the English language.” — Henry James, British (US-born) author (1843 – 1916)

I agree with Hank, but I know you’ve only asked for one word, so I pick “afternoon.” Besides meaning the best part of the day, the equivalent of that nice round piece of meat in the middle of the pork chop, it’s pleasant to say. The more hurried syllables of the first part are followed by the long crooning second part, just as a languorous afternoon should follow a bustling morning.

Liz King