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Aug 08, 2010 03:52PM
My favorite word has most definitely got to be 'Spelunking'. Why? It's such a silly word, and so much fun to say. :) Not to mention, caves are monumentally amazing.
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My favourite word? "Hullabaloo" of course. For me it speaks of the crazy childhood magic that is loud, noisy, pretend play where everything is real and anything can happen. The type of word that transports you back to that endless pretending
My favorite word is ubiquitous. It means existing or being everywhere. Its fun to say and slightly mysterious since it isn't used often.
Plethora is probably my favorite word. I tend to use it as a statement like "having a plethora of remenant fabric or aqua decorating knickknacks". Dosen't sound as bad as "having too many" :)
My favorite word is "heifer." I'm a farm girl, so I find myself saying "Hey, heifer," in a low, calm voice frequently. It may have some insulting connotations to it (when used in reference to a person), but it has entirely different context to me. When talking to the calves, I say it with endearment.Also, it completely ignores the grammar rule: "'i' before 'e,' except after 'c.'"
My favorite word is "scrumptious." Ever since I read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that word has stuck in my vocabulary. The way if feels when you say it is so reflective of what's being described (most often foods, of course!).
My favorite word is personality. I like the word "personality" because it can mean so many different things. Like how people know you, how you really are, what you think, your style. Another thing is it may be a slightly longer word but all the same its a simple word that everyone has and uses.
My favorite word would probably have to be "tender"- it is such an overwhelming word. As soon as you say it, you can just feel what it means, as if it leaves a soft taste on your tongue.
i would say my favourite word is truth. it can never leave you hopeless or upset. it is honest, kind and sure. it is a bold-sounding word. regal, actual, fact, reality.
i love the word "respite". not only for what it means, but just the sound of saying it. i love that it's kind of an old fashioned word, not many people use it, but it's fabulous to actually take a respite from...well...from whatever you're doing.
My favorite word is begonia. My second favorite word is tabernacle. Both of the these are favorites solely on the way they sound.
The tabernacle is full of begonias.
I think any word that makes your mouth move around a lot is fun. My favorite word (if I HAVE to pick one right now, I'm very indecisive and hate to pick favorites) would be Wingnut. It might not even be a real word; but it's something my dad has always called us kids when we're doing something crazy or dumb. Now I find myself saying it and whenever I slip it into a conversation I get bemused looks followed by a "what did you just call me?"
I don't have a favorite word, but if I had to pick a word it would be "sing". The reason I would pick this as my favorite word is that it always bring me happy memories. I grew up singing and performing and I love reading classical music books. When I hear the word "sing", I always smile and a melody starts in my head.
My current favorite word would have to be "wanderlust." With that delightful whiff of Autumn right around the corner and the balmy days of summer playing with your brain, don't we all just long to escape??
my favorite word is "ishkabibble".i should have prefaced this by saying that i worry. A LOT. i always have. even as a small child... i was born with a very obvious facial deformity and so worrying comes with every breath...
in high school, i met a beautiful, clever girl who changed my life. after a rough start, we became best friends. she was very artistic and often doodled on my notebooks. the most beautiful doodles she ever drew were of the word "ishkabbibble". i never knew what the word meant. or why she doodled it so often for me.
i lost my best friend in a car accident in 1993. and i finally looked up the word "ishkabbible" - "...This slang expression came into existence in the USA quite suddenly around 1913 with the ostensible meaning “I should worry!”, which means, of course, “Don’t worry!” or “Who cares?”.
since losing her, i've done my best not to worry so much... it's more difficult now that i'm a wife/mom... but often, i find myself taking a slow deep breath, and saying "ishkabibble". :)
Antidisestablishmentarianism has been a favorite word of mine since I got it in a year 10 spelling test - it means opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, especially the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. I don't know what it is about it but I love the way it rolls off the tongue! I also love the word Superfluous!
Ohh, so difficult to choose just one. I think wanderlust is probably my favorite. It makes me think of happy and exotic places. Second to that would be cumbersome because it always makes me think of elephants (because of The Little Prince) and I like elephants. lol. Not very deep but there it is. :)
A few people have mentioned wanderlust, and now I'm beginning to think that might be another one of my favorites. Beyond its meaning (which I love), it is also just fun to say.
Ok mine is a weird one: Bung. My son has special needs and is unable to pronounce the M sound so when he calls me Mom it sounds like Bung lol. Or Bungy for Mommy. It drove me absolutely crazy at first but after a while it grew on me and I can say now that it is aboslutely my favorite word. If and when he learns the correct sound it will be a bittersweet moment. I
Caitlin wrote: "My favorite word is "moist".It's very complicated to explain why I like this word. For starters I like the way that it sounds. If you say it really slowly I am sure that you'll see how it is real..."
Caitlin, I laughed out loud when I read this. One of my best girlfriends HATES the word "moist". In college, she would say "Mmmst". The thing was, after four years with her, all of her close friends would say it as well, without even realizing it. I think the fact that it's your favorite word is fantastic. :D
Jessk wrote: "This may sound strange, but mine is a nonexistent word:Cadine - it sounds like it should be a word, but a quick search shows that it clearly isn't, in English at least.
It's a name, but the word..."
Ooh. I love it. You think chains, I think castles. As if it were part of a structure, some ancient piece of architecture. Good word!
The first thing that pops into my head is the word "nap", but that's probably just because of my kids.No, wait...no, it is not just because of my kids. It's a tiny, tiny word that is very easy to say. It doesn't sound particularly pretty or lyrical. However, a nap...a real, curl up in the middle of the day and drift off then wake up and feel refreshed NAP is a wonderful thing (children or not, eh, college students?). For many of us, they're rare and like little bits of sleep candy. In three simple letters.
Wow. I didn't really realize why it was my favorite word until I started to explain a sarcastic comment.
Katharine, I love the idea of a nap as "sleep candy". I might just have to call them that from now on.
Ooh, my favorite word for some time has been indefatigable. Both for the way it falls out of ones mouth and also for its definition: persisting tirelessly.
Bedraggled. It's a kind way of describing someone who appears to be coming apart at the seams (literally)
Splendiferous. It just sounds exactly like what it means, splendid... but better! So whimsical and fun, like a Dr. Seuss word or something.
Up there near the top of my list is pylon. I was in my twenties before I realized there was a word for the orange cones on the highway, aside from "the orange cones on the highway." I also love dirigible and pliant. As an author, I'm a big fan of the "statistically improbably phrases" feature on Amazon, which functions disconcertingly as a kind of Rorschach into a book's personality and therefore, perhaps, the mind of the writer. For my novel, THE YEAR OF FOG, Amazon points out the frequent use of "yellow van" and "dead seal pup." In keeping with the modcloth zeitgeist, three of the most frequently used words in my story collection, The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress, are, according to Amazon, "dress," "wearing," and "want." As in, "I want that dress you're wearing..."
I have many a favorite word. One of them is, "crestfallen." It's such an eloquent word, that describes a delicate- crystals and tears- state of being.
Groovy.1.) Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.
2.) slang, jocular often attractive, fashionable, or exciting
3.) mod. cool; pleasant. : Man, this music is groovy.
4.) ModCloth. :)
I just love how fun the word sounds and how fun it is to say. I feel like it fits with ModCloth too - so much of their style is really groovy. :)
I just had someone tell me about the word gamine. I love the fact that it started off as meaning a street urchin, but then came to be applied in its more modern sense of a slim, often boyish, wide-eyed young woman who is, or is perceived to be, mischievous, teasing or sexually appealing.
My favorite english word is hyphenation, I don't know why exactly, but I love the sound of it, is such a haught and mighty word (and it doesn't translate to an specific word in spanish, so is unique. In spanish my favorite word is hipermetropía, that means farsightedness in english. Again my liking of the word has to do with the sound of it more than with the meaning.
I think it's got to be "ethereal." It's got such a pleasing lilt to it, and it conjures up images of glowing sunlight on white lace.
"Kindle".. it makes we want to read by a fire. Or roast marshmallows on a campfire. Or drink hot cider after coming in from a snow day. Ran across this quote recently and loved it: "If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it." - Lucy Larcom
ShenendoahI seem to like the names of quite a few rivers,and my second choice would be Monongahela,mainly because it`s fun to say.
I hate I missed this feed! fabulous is my favorite! It has fab, bubbles and us! perfect right? When searching favorite words today, I found this feed and place to store all of my favorite words among other sites!!! FavoriteWords dot com. You can meet others that have the same favorite words as you! Fabulous & Love!
Interesting words, share your favorite words at favoriteWords.com. I sincerely hope it meets everyone's expectations.
Here is one useful tool in this regard - favoritewords.com. Widgets, games, words, and people, that's what i like about it.
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"There.
You can see why.
I absolutely love the word schlep because it's so applicable to the common situation of "I have to go to this place but it's going to be a hassle and I will complain about it." But instead of saying all that, you can just say schlep!
It's hard to say. I'm aware that studies show that cellar-door is the most beautiful sounding word [or maybe word combination, if they count as two words], which can be justifiably enough. On the other hand, the first word I think of when I see this is "Browbeaten". It sounds so cool. Your brow is beaten. Another worthy word is "Nonplus". It sounds like you're not adding but in reality you're being puzzled. Another guy here mentioned "Serendipity", which I also like because it sounds cool, has a nice meaning, and also is the title of one of my personal favorite dreams on Dream Journal!
My favorite word is callipygian. I love the way it sounds and what it means. It's a greek word that was invented to describe a characteristic about a statue of the god venus. It means well sculpted buttocks. So if you see a rocking booty tell them they have a callipygous booty. Another favorite of mine is Obeisancies which means to honor or worship. I like it because it breaks both rules of "I before E except after C" simultaneously
my favorite either ambiguous or beleaguered :^)because who doesn't like a cheeky bit of ambiguousiofusty?
exactly
everyone loves beening ambigosus
Cheeky bit of ambiguous genitalia
My favourite word is, "maintenance." This word is in one of my favourite novels of all time, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." The main character, Eddie, is this type of worker at an amusement park called Ruby Pier, which was named for a nice woman named Ruby who had his husband Emile build it. On his 83rd birthday, Eddie perished attempting to rescue an 8-year old girl named Amy or Annie. The girl was pushed out of the way, and she went flying in the air and, we can assume, that she only has minor injuries, if anything, which, hopefully, is nothing really bad. I read this book in school in grade ten, and still love it! I'm going into grade eleven next year, so my school years are almost done, unfortunately. Finally, I like to use this favourite word of mine as much as possible, especially if something needs fixing in the real world. "That lock needs maintenance!" I would say. That is my favourite word!
