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Nonchalant

form — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:47:43 +0000

Because it is the word that completely sums me up. It also sounds nice when you say it. It stems from old French (the present participle of chalant is chaloir, which means “to be concerned”) and French is my favorite language!

Rachel
Ireland

Narcissistic

form — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:32:56 +0000

When I was younger, I had asked my Dad to tell me a new word with its definition. I remember sitting across his desk at his work when he told me this word and its meaning. I had just gotten over a break-up with my ex-fiance who was so in love with himself! This was about 18 years ago. He always knew how to make me feel better & help me to understand others. A word I’ll always remember…

Bridget

Mesa, AZ

Novelette

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:11:03 +0000

Because it sounds like omelet but it is actually a book.

Sam Dodson & Emma Foster

Nepenthe

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:25:54 +0000

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

Nostalgia

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:57:06 +0000

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

Nincompoop

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:31:24 +0000

I just find it a very cute word to pronounce.

Irene

Nuance

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:58:20 +0000

It is fun to say. There is a dipthong. It is a pretty versatile word.

Paige Ann Sommers
Philadelphia

Niggle

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:43:15 +0000

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

Nebulous

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:22:32 +0000

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

NCV

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:03:16 +0000

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

Nincompoop.

admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:46:27 +0000

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

Naive

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:06:59 +0000

My favorite word in the english language is naive — I love the diphthong, and it seems like a “light” word.

Marie