Nov
17
I love this word just because it uses all the vowels simultaneously.
Patricia
Toronto, Ontario
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Sep
18
My favorite word came to me via a horoscope reading. In mid page, under the heading of Sagittarius, I read for the first time the word sentipensante. It has it’s root in the Spanish language, and is a thought composite of “to feel while thinking”. The heart and the head should have equal say, and what a euphonic word to describe it.
Ian Campbell
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Sep
18
It’s fun to say. Spa-chu-la. Not spat-oo-la, though. No, that just sounds silly.
Larissa
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Sep
10
Sizzle
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This word evokes the sound and smell of all my favorite foods, frying in a pan with butter. Onions, eggs, bacon… The onomatopoeia is so delicious! I ‘chose’ it as my favorite word when I was young, and I’ve stood by my choice ever since. Soooo tasty.
jessie
berkeley, ca
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Jun
17
Scherzando
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Scherzando, even with its slightly awkward lumps of consonants, is a pleasant word. I can’t help but say it with a smile and a little flourish, which fits perfectly with its meaning, “in a light playful manner.”
Lillian
Houston, Texas
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Jun
17
Set
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Simply because it has more definitions in the OED than any other word.
Jezmo
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Jun
15
Sneeze
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I used to hate sneezing – I still do, but since having my son, I’ve grown to love this word: my son – almost four – finds this word HILARIOUS; both because he loves sneezing and because the word sounds so funny. He’ll even say “Sneeze!” when he’s faking sneezes.
There’s something magical to a word – out of so many – that can change your day just by hearing someone you don’t even know having a good snuffle and thinking of how much your child enjoys a good sneeze.
Sheling
Bristol, UK
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Jun
8
Stellar
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Its a really cool sounding word. I love “l” sounds. It can mean “really great” like “that was a stellar performance” but the dictionary meaning is especially beautiful. “of or pertaining to the stars.” It is kind of a stereotypical surfer/skater type of word, even though they don’t actually say it, which is funny. It’s also the title of an awesome song by an awesome band.
Izzie
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May
9
Sexagenarian
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For a word that means ‘person over sixty’, it’s totally SEXY. ‘Hi, I’m a sexagenarian.’ It feels like the person just generates sex (or sex appeal). More power to the seniors! 
Sophie
Melbourne, Australia
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Apr
6
Schenectady
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It’s just fun to say. I like to say it and put the emphasis on different syllables until it starts to sound Chinese. It’s also a word I could easily imagine in a child’s rhyme game, it may actually be in one. It’s a word that I never have occasion to say in a functional manner, which makes it even better, purely a fun word. I hope I never meet anyone from Schenectady, because if I ever have to use the word in a real sentence, it may lose its luster.
Dawn Looney
Baton Rouge, LA
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