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

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

  1. JEB Says:

    Onomatopoeia

  2. JEB Says:

    Acquiesce

  3. V Says:

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

    (thanks again to Hallmark!)

  4. Anonymous Says:

    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:

    hemoglobin

  6. Anonymous Says:

    rutabega
    rhodonedron
    chrysanthemum
    scurvy
    gnarly
    maestro
    fiend

  7. Anonymous Says:

    oh you already have chrysanthemum

  8. Mme. Defarge Says:

    elbow (must be written in cursive)

  9. megevil Says:

    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:

    Serendipity is a very good word

  11. kc Says:

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

  12. callmelyd Says:

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

  13. Celia Says:

    Crepuscular and gongoozle

  14. Celia Says:

    Oh, I forgot Halcyon

  15. IF Says:

    lackadaisical

  16. johnny Says:

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

  17. autorock Says:

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

  18. Alex Says:

    brouhaha
    superfluous
    skedaddle
    skallywag
    rambunctious
    licentious
    outrageous
    indigo

  19. Aunt Heidi Says:

    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:

    verisimilitude
    vertigo

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