Feb
14
Well, first, because of the way it is spelled. How can you not love a word that starts with five consonants? I met Zmrzlina in Prague (Praha) in 1972. It is a frozen Italian dessert sold from carts in New Town. Delicious. It is pronounced just like it is spelled.
Lee
Rate this:
(22 votes, average: 4.32 out of 5)
Loading ...
Feb
14
Ataraxia
Filed Under A | Leave a Comment
Meaning calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet, it’s a perfect word for a mind-settling rest.
Paul
Nadasdy
Rate this:
(12 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Graunch
Filed Under G | Leave a Comment
As a mechanic - it’s an onomatopoeic kind of word that most mechanics are very familiar with - whether it relates to the sound of gears being crashed in a vehicle, fingers being mangled when a spanner slips or something large and heavy being dragged over a rough surface - and it fits the occasion beautifully!
Steve Blackburn
Auckland, New Zealand
Rate this:
(10 votes, average: 3.6 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Absquatulate
Filed Under A | Leave a Comment
Just for the hell of it. Until I got WD verification, I was mostly sure I’d made it up.
John Hildebidle
God’s own zip code, North Cambridge, MA, USA
Rate this:
(6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Luscious
Filed Under L | Leave a Comment
It’s just an amazing word. Especially when complementing someone’s hair. It sounds very alluring and sophisticated. It means “highly pleasing to the taste or smell; luxurious and rich.”
Agnes
Rate this:
(11 votes, average: 4.36 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Inconceivable
Filed Under I | Leave a Comment
I may have fallen in love with this word after hearing the cute little bald man in “The Princess Bride” say it. It is such a forceful word, but if you say it with a slight lisp it makes you sort of lovable and vulnerable.
Song Bolin
Switzerland
Rate this:
(11 votes, average: 3.45 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Wordicuffs
Filed Under W | Leave a Comment
The verbal version of fisticuffs. The perfect word to describe an argument. And it’s a delight to say.
anon.
North Wales
Rate this:
(7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Contrafibularities
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
This is not, I must confess, a real word. But it is taken from Blackadder 3, when Edmund Blackadder says, “Well, in that case, sir, I hope you will not object if I also offer the doctor my most enthusiastic contrafibularities” to Doctor Samuel Johnson, author of the dictionary, who subsequently scribbles yet more words down. I hope for the day that it is classified as a real word.
Jack
England
Rate this:
(7 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Regardless
Filed Under R | Leave a Comment
I tend to digress a lot when I speak, making “regardless” the ultimate safety net. Useful for stopping other peoples’ tangents in their tracks, too. Someone starts to go off-topic, just slap ‘em with a “regardless” and throw your hands in the air. Works every time.
Peter
Pittsburgh
Rate this:
(8 votes, average: 2.25 out of 5) Loading ...
Feb
14
Nincompoop
Filed Under N | Leave a Comment
I just find it a very cute word to pronounce.
Irene
Rate this:
(12 votes, average: 4.08 out of 5) Loading ...
-
Highest Rated Posts
-
-
Google News items on "Favorite Word"