Jan
27
Chinoiserie
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
I like the way it sounds
Carol
NC
Rate this:
(3 votes, average: 3 out of 5)
Loading ...
Jan
27
Conflagration
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
No reason other than I can still remember learning it in a High School English Class.
Carol
NY
Rate this:
(7 votes, average: 3.14 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
27
Carminative
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
The sound of the word evokes the colour ‘carmine’, and the scent and flavour of ‘caramel’, and, by some extension I cannot explain, the effect of light shining through some clear, thick, rich, lusciously-flavoured and scented liquid. Perhaps one that is added to carbonated to water, to make an ambrosial drink, but whose flavour is so perfectly balanced that one might sip it undiluted.
I know what it means: ‘relieving flatulence’. I looked it up as a child, almost as soon as I came across it. No matter, it still sounds gorgeous, and the reality adds a layer of humour to the whole thing, and makes it an even more favourite word.
(It turns out that I share this identical experience with a character in ‘Chrome Yellow’, a book I read not that long ago.)
mjx
Rate this:
(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
27
Chaos
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
It’s such an awesome word, and I use awesome in the biblical sense, not in slang. It’s like vastness, an expanse of sky, the universe, black holes and swirling nebulae. And yet it seems so earthy at the same time, like it’s an inner word, a core, like underneath the crust is a churning mass of energy.
Anya Secord
Rate this:
(6 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
27
A cat’s purr
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
Any word in any language cannot come close to the purr of a happy house cat.
Dan Whisler
Wichita, KS
Rate this:
(5 votes, average: 2.2 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
27
Copacetic
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
Because it seems that no-one can agree on where it comes from - but that is eminently satisfactory to me!
Rupert
Rate this:
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
27
Caterwaul
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
My phone was going off in my sleep and I dreamt of the word caterwaul– perfect description of that obnoxious sound!
Jess
Rate this:
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
24
Cryptozoologist
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
Are you kidding? What isn’t cool about this word? It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, and, well, it is. Your job is to look for Bigfoot and other mythical creatures. Just imagine for a moment that you’re at a party and you introduce yourself as Jeff the cryptozoologist.
Rocko
Rate this:
(4 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
20
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
Rate this:
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...
Jan
20
Constellation
Filed Under C | Leave a Comment
This word brings amazing images of swirling stars and light to mind. I think a word should feel good to say as well as what it conjures in your head.
Erin
Canada
Rate this:
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5) Loading ...
-
Highest Rated Posts
-
-
Google News items on "Favorite Word"