Chiaroscuro

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It ripples and lilts over the tongue, has mystery. I picture an Italian piazza in mid afternoon, with shadows and bright flowers.

Katy
Spokane, WA

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Because it’s nice to find a word a foot and a half long that describes a word a foot and a half long.

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Love

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So many meanings and inexpressible feelings all just squished into one simple 4 letter word. Also the main part of the greatest phrase in the universe, “I love you!”

Morna
Scotland

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Loquacious

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The word sounds gentle and is so familiar although it describes something which can be quite disturbing!

Jane Raoul-Duval
Spain

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Ensorcel

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I just love the way it sounds: “I was ensorceled the moment I met her.”

Steve

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It refers to a sit down with a group of close friends to share stories over coffee or another favorite beverage. I love doing the aforementioned and I just love the word.

Nella Berlin
Tampa. FL

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Puddle

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Just say it. PUddle. puDDLe. PUDDLE. pud-pud-duddle pud duddle. It’s funny, duddly, you can jump into them and splash water on unsuspecting passers by and it’s just fun.

Puddle
Location unknown

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Fancy

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Because it sounds fancy, as if all the fanciness of the world is trapped between those five letters!

Fernando Sotomayor
Chile

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Tertiary

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Third in a series – primary, secondary, tertiary. We hear “primary” and “secondary” constantly, but when was the last time you heard anyone mention “tertiary?” I use this word whenever I can find an excuse to.

Jeff Caplan
Blacksburg, VA

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It’s long, difficult to pronounce, and fun to say: Hematapathologist Hematapathologist Hematapathologist.

Matt
Katy, TX

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