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Serendipity

This is one of my favourite words just because of the way it seems to roll off your tongue as you say it, like molten gold. Even just looking at the word inspires you to want to say it out loud in an elongated voice!

I often try to use it in a sentence [...]

Micawber

This word is awesome, not because of the sweet beauty that a word sometimes has as it rolls across the tongue, or the uncanny similarity between its pronunciation and its meaning, but rather because of its complete “oddness.” Very rarely in the English language do we find the wb found written together (although I [...]

Perfunctory

Absolutely brilliant word … it snaps with a sound similar to a machine, doing its job, without thought or emotion, and its use to describe the actions of a person doing anything without feeling is so in your face! Gotta love it.

John Wiedenhoff

Abhor

The sound of the word so perfectly captures its essence. To abhor something just sounds so full of spite and anger.

Ray

Vixen

Because it sounds like its meaning and it’s a wonderfully sinister word. I like it so much it’s in my email address!

Vixen

Aurora Borealis

A mystical magical lightshow from the north… what’s not to love about it?

The word just rolls around in your mouth when you say it…

(This entry submitted by her daughter Christina, since my Mom isn’t with us anymore, but she loved words, and passed that love on to me, and I hopefully pass [...]