My Favorite Words in the English Language

(Feel free to leave your own…)

Anemone
Pointy
Surly
Plethora
Insipid
Epiphany
Narcissist
Superfluous
Cornucopia
Smarmy
Foible
Soliloquy
Winsome
Behoove
Debacle
Silly
Tomfoolery
Chummy
Scallop
Nefarious
Shenanigan
Waffle
Azure
Comeuppance
Rancour
Knave
Sparkle
Fluffy
Capricious
Burgle
Cacophony
Apoplectic
Betwixt
Chocolate
Babaganoush
Dadgum
Clink
Spackle
Bubbly
Eviscerate
Snarky
Conquistador
Ratatouille
Catawampus
Onomatopoeia
Lullaby
Spunky
Ruckus
Sculpt
Twilight
Hullabaloo
Whisper
Muumuu
Panache
Chrysanthemum
Bamboozle
Spectacle
Apple
Ukulele
Meringue
Vermilion
Magma
Conundrum
Supercilious
Pickle
Doodle
Curmudgeon
Dappled
Mellifluous
Gossamer
Velvet
Murmur
Eucalyptus
Levity
Drizzle
Tilt
Crystal
Palindrome
Elevate
Marinara
Bloom
Decadent
Crisp
Ensemble
Incognito
Aqueous
Pinnacle
Charisma
Turquoise

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20 Responses to “My Favorite Words in the English Language”

  1. JEB Says:
    February 4, 2005 at 11:39 am | Reply

    Onomatopoeia

  2. JEB Says:
    February 11, 2005 at 3:52 pm | Reply

    Acquiesce

  3. V Says:
    March 15, 2005 at 8:10 pm | Reply

    brilliant
    crackle
    nincompoop
    luge
    giddy-up
    tapioca
    pointy
    trombone
    buzz
    saute’

    (thanks again to Hallmark!)

  4. Anonymous Says:
    July 22, 2005 at 11:25 am | Reply

    how ‘ bout a ‘cool name’?:
    Jimi Hendrix!
    I mean irregarless (ooops!) of who or what he was, I’d love to have a name like “Jimi Hendrix” …there’s something almost “electri” about it , dont you think?

  5. Anonymous Says:
    August 22, 2006 at 10:21 pm | Reply

    hemoglobin

  6. Anonymous Says:
    September 5, 2006 at 9:08 pm | Reply

    rutabega
    rhodonedron
    chrysanthemum
    scurvy
    gnarly
    maestro
    fiend

  7. Anonymous Says:
    September 5, 2006 at 9:10 pm | Reply

    oh you already have chrysanthemum

  8. Mme. Defarge Says:
    November 9, 2006 at 4:47 pm | Reply

    elbow (must be written in cursive)

  9. megevil Says:
    February 15, 2007 at 9:19 pm | Reply

    I love the word “phonetic”. If it was true to its own definition, it would be spelled “funetik”. Oh, if only I could type in IPA…

  10. Matty Says:
    November 15, 2007 at 9:40 am | Reply

    Serendipity is a very good word

  11. kc Says:
    December 7, 2007 at 1:32 pm | Reply

    phlegm (the way its spelled boggles my mind)
    lunch
    mulligan

  12. callmelyd Says:
    December 18, 2007 at 12:23 am | Reply

    avalanche and satiate. you covered most of my other favorites.

  13. Celia Says:
    May 30, 2008 at 10:26 am | Reply

    Crepuscular and gongoozle

  14. Celia Says:
    May 30, 2008 at 10:26 am | Reply

    Oh, I forgot Halcyon

  15. IF Says:
    October 17, 2008 at 2:29 am | Reply

    lackadaisical

  16. johnny Says:
    December 13, 2008 at 7:19 am | Reply

    Antidisestablishmentarianistically: To do some thing that is against the people who are against the Church of England.

  17. autorock Says:
    February 27, 2009 at 12:08 pm | Reply

    chuckle, mine has to be chuckle. it makes you chuckle just saying it.

  18. Alex Says:
    March 27, 2009 at 12:58 am | Reply

    brouhaha
    superfluous
    skedaddle
    skallywag
    rambunctious
    licentious
    outrageous
    indigo

  19. Aunt Heidi Says:
    August 3, 2009 at 8:57 pm | Reply

    Absorption
    Word salad

    Okay, that last one is two words. It can be found in medical charts when a doctor or nurse is describing someone (maybe a stroke patient or surgical patient with delirium) who can speak but whose answers to questions are nonsensical.

  20. Gwen Says:
    October 26, 2009 at 12:54 pm | Reply

    verisimilitude
    vertigo

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