Apr
4
Nepenthe
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This is a word I found while “reading” the dictionary one day. It means to banish grief from a person’s mind, but more specifically, it is a drug that brings welcome forgetfulness. On the page, nepenthe seemed much more benign. Anyone who has seen the television show “Heroes” or the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” will know that forgetting is not all it’s cracked up to be.
Joanna
New York
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Mar
1
Nostalgia
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I guess because nostalgia runs my life. “A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.” Pretty much describes me. Always looking to somehow get back everything I’ve lost. And it’s just a beautiful word. Really.
Anne Boiron
Toronto
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Feb
14
Nincompoop
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I just find it a very cute word to pronounce.
Irene
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Feb
9
Nuance
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It is fun to say. There is a dipthong. It is a pretty versatile word.
Paige Ann Sommers
Philadelphia
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Jan
30
This word describes my teenage son’s evening banter with me over his homework and chore responsibilities. He niggles. Masterfully. And kills a whole lot of time in the process… I now just use this single word in response to his banter and he immediately ‘gets it’ and stops.
Gwendolyn Lee
Colorado
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Jan
4
Nebulous
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Because if you are arguing with someone and can’t think of a really snappy intelligent comeback you can put on a superior air and just inform them that their argument/comments/rationale, etc….are nebulous.
Chances are they will not know if you have used the word correctly or not because it can cover so many situations perfectly… And it sounds like such a put-down! Very few can quickly formulate a sufficiently scathing reply.
Jill E. Scarberry
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Jan
4
NCV
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NCV - No Cash Value. A Canadian friend discovered this as the term the postal service uses to designate parcels that should not be subject to duty tax. But if only it could be routinely applied to other priceless things in life.
Milan Jacobi
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Jan
4
Nincompoop.
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My favorite word is “nincompoop,” which means “a stupid, foolish person.” I believe it’s one of the more ridiculous words to call someone, and I generally prefer it to “idiot,” “moron,” or “dummy.” For some reason, I find that “nincompoop” is just more humorous and better befits the person being described. Perhaps this is because the word practically defines itself.
Taerim Kim
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Jan
2
Naive
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My favorite word in the english language is naive — I love the diphthong, and it seems like a “light” word.
Marie
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