In my last post, I began by asking if you agree that the word "doodling" is a nice word? This led me on to thinking about my favourite words in general - and here they are - a mixture of words that I love for their sounds and words that I love for their meaning. According to the British Council - following a survey in 2004, the most loved word in English is "mother"... But here are my words though I could easily add a hundred more...
shenanigans nincompoop doodling remember moreover altruism claptrap translucent honesty skein creativity undulation taboo multifaceted mysterious azure asparagus bonkers hazy ripple dignity hurricane slippery prestidigitation marshmallow leveret justice freedom scintillating illumination dream…
What goes around comes around. Since starting this blog I guess I have thought of favourite words before. Ooops, sorry! Have you got any favourite words of your own you would like to share? Please add in the comments....
Paint, oodles, onk (don't ask), luscious, cosy, home....I could go on forever but won't.
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utterly
Oh, and Kettle Chips
together
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truly
specificity
ravioli
and, of course, clarity
'ululating' - as from the women in Ceasar's Gallic Wars - double Latin, 'O' level, Monday afternoons!
ReplyDeleteWhat about discombobulated ??
ReplyDeleteI am not even sure it is a 'proper' word - some dictionaries don't seem to include it ?
Any thoughts ?
Delectable, lascivious, gesticulate, onomatopoeia, oleaginous, kumquat (not sure this last one strictly counts - I assume it's an import).
ReplyDeleteMy favorite words:
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nincompoop
peon
puddingface
dunny
britches
toejam
clarty
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blancmange
barmpot
serendipity
onomatopoeia
double espresso