I once read this list somewhere on the interweb, and I found it so beautiful, I copy and pasted it into a blank document and left it there. I came across it again this morning, and I thought it so lovely it had to be shared! (PS. I’m sorry I hadn’t put down where I’d found it… If this is yours, let me know and I’ll credit you! You have really wonderful taste in words.) Without further ado, here is List # 10, or Words “I” like to Say.
Words I like to Say
- shoelace
- delicatessen
- cellar door
- pâtisserie
- splendid
- iridescent
And here are a few more I found rendered upon a simple googling of “the most beautiful words”. Part 2 of List # 10.
Ailurophile
A cat-lover.
AHEM! Miss Swinton!
Becoming
Attractive.
I love this one. Always makes me think of how my future British husband will refer to me. “Yes well, when we met she was wearing this ludicrous orange poncho which was actually most becoming if you can believe it or not.” Le sigh!
Brood
To think alone.
Chatoyant
Like a cat’s eye.
Diaphanous
Filmy.
Dulcet
Sweet, sugary.
This one always makes me think of this line delivered from the Weasley Twins “Hello, Harry, we thought we heard your dulcet tones”
Ebullience
Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent
Bubbly.
Elision
Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Good word! As my parents oft exclaim mid Scrabble game.
Elixir
A good potion.
Again, I think of Harry Potter. Thank you to JK Rowling for at once illuminating my childhood, and expanding my vocabulary..
Eloquence
Beauty and persuasion in speech.
(AKA, Barack Obama)
Ephemeral
Short-lived.
Fetching
Pretty.
Reminds me of retching… Rather opposite in meaning haha
Fugacious
Fleeting.
Not too sure about Fugacious. I do like fleeting though, so it stays :)
Gambol
To skip or leap about joyfully.
Gossamer
The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk
Oh, Emily Dickison, you will always have my heart.
Halcyon
Happy, sunny, care-free.
Lovely meaning, don’t you think?
Incipient
Beginning, in an early stage.
Made me think of Insipid, which also a nice word
Ineffable
Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingénue
A naïve young woman.
Hmph..
Languor
Listlessness, inactivity.
Oh!
Lassitude
Weariness, listlessness.
These past two will definitely be used in soon journal entries! Days on the Gulf Islands..
Lilt
To move musically or lively.
Lithe
Slender and flexible.
Love
Deep affection.
Nemesis
An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing
The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Penumbra
A half-shadow.
Mmm.
Petrichor
The smell of earth after rain.
!!! I didn’t know this word existed! How perfect! I’ll have to trade it in on my list of favourite smells.
Quintessential
Most essential.
This word seems to constantly be stuck in my head!
Redolent
Fragrant.
Serendipity
Finding something nice while looking for something else.
I don’t like this one, but that’s most likely because of my automatic association to that dreadful movie..
Summery
Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
!
Surreptitious
Secretive, sneaky.
My Dad looooves to slip this word in, usually as adverb(!) whenever he can.
Wherewithal
The means.
Woebegone
Sorrowful, downcast
