Ailurophile A cat-lover.
Assemblage A gathering.
Becoming Attractive.
Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.
Brood To think alone.
Bucolic In a lovely rural setting.
Bungalow A small, cozy cottage.
Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye.
Comely Attractive.
Conflate To blend together.
Cynosure A focal point of admiration.
Dalliance A brief love affair.
Demesne Dominion, territory.
Demure Shy and reserved.
Denouement The resolution of a mystery.
Desuetude Disuse.
Desultory Slow, sluggish.
Diaphanous Filmy.
Dissemble Deceive.
Dulcet Sweet, sugary.
Ebullience Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent Bubbly.
Efflorescence Flowering, blooming.
Elision Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Elixir A good potion.
Eloquence Beauty and persuasion in speech.
Embrocation Rubbing on a lotion.
Emollient A softener.
Ephemeral Short-lived.
Epiphany A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile At one time, for a time.
Ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
Evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
Evocative Suggestive.
Fetching Pretty.
Felicity Pleasantness.
Forbearance Withholding response to provocation.
Fugacious Fleeting.
Furtive Shifty, sneaky.
Gambol To skip or leap about joyfully.
Glamour Beauty.
Gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk.
Halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free.
Harbinger Messenger with news of the future.
Imbrication Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
Imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation.
Imbue To infuse, instill.
Incipient Beginning, in an early stage.
Ineffable Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingénue A naïve young woman.
Inglenook A cozy nook by the hearth.
Insouciance Blithe nonchalance.
Inure To become jaded.
Labyrinthine Twisting and turning.
Lagniappe A special kind of gift.
Lagoon A small gulf or inlet.
Languor Listlessness, inactivity.
Lassitude Weariness, listlessness.
Leisure Free time.
Lilt To move musically or lively.
Lissome Slender and graceful.
Lithe Slender and flexible.
Love Deep affection.
Mellifluous Sweet sounding.
Moiety One of two equal parts.
Mondegreen A slip of the ear.
Murmurous Murmuring.
Nemesis An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like its meaning.
Opulent Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest A manuscript written over earlier ones.
Panacea A solution for all problems
Panoply A complete set.
Pastiche An art work combining materials from various sources.
Penumbra A half-shadow.
Petrichor The smell of earth after rain.
Plethora A large quantity.
Propinquity An inclination.
Pyrrhic Successful with heavy losses.
Quintessential Most essential.
Ratatouille A spicy French stew.
Ravel To knit or unknit.
Redolent Fragrant.
Riparian By the bank of a stream.
Ripple A very small wave.
Scintilla A spark or very small thing.
Sempiternal Eternal.
Seraglio Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
Serendipity Finding something nice while looking for something else.
Summery Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
Sumptuous Lush, luxurious.
Surreptitious Secretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna A river in Pennsylvania.
Susurrous Whispering, hissing.
Talisman A good luck charm.
Tintinnabulation Tinkling.
Umbrella Protection from sun or rain.
Untoward Unseemly, inappropriate.
Vestigial In trace amounts.
Wafture Waving.
Wherewithal The means.
Woebegone Sorrowful, downcast.anasthesia667:paaadfoot:deadpoetry: short-pants-romance: dearimaginaryfriend: readersquill
longlivethequeen:tulletulle:haleyworldeater:
Mon prof d’anglais va être impressionné. héhé.
I dunno about most beautiful, but they are certainly nice
Oh, these are beautiful words.
remember “tintinnabulation”
thecolorbull:malloreigh:treeswithleaves:renco:somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds Ailurophile A cat-lover....
Serendipity and ephemeral are two of my favorite words. Did you know if you say them really slowly, they’ll sound like...
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
diaryofpaige: backlessblackdress: secondstar05: albustumbledore: Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering....
thecolorbull: malloreigh: treeswithleaves: renco: somethinglovely: mamillionzillion: songbirds: Ailurophile A cat-lover....
I love this list, I’ve seen it a million times.
little—flower:
i use HALF these words in normal conversations. that’s bad.
This is for you Nicole N.
thecolorbull:malloreigh:treeswithleaves: renco:somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds Ailurophile A cat-lover....
i think i know more bad words than i know words in this list :(
I don’t think I’ve even come across half of these words before. OMG complete utter English FAIL.
I don’t understand why vagina isnt up here
thecolorbull:malloreigh:treeswithleaves:renco:somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds: Ailurophile A cat-lover....
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
I should print this out...Dr. Greenwald; she would love me =D
I’ve reblogged to remove all the words that have non-Old-English elements. They should do a list of the “100 most...
I need to start using this in my every day life.
This makes me happy.
You forgot ‘pang’
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
treeswithleaves:renco:somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds:...i would include...
garconniere:treeswithleaves:renco: somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds:
so many of these words are french! and i’m sure many others were stolen from other languages. oh english, you’re such a...
I’m suspicious of the origin of this list. Whose most beautiful words are these? Still, these are some good words.
treeswithleaves:renco:somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds:
renco:somethinglovely:mamillionzillion:songbirds:
“Clandestine,” “infinitesimal,” and “quixotic” are not here. :( I also really like the word “ennui,” but I don’t think...
Wow. It’s amazing that I actually learned...these words during high school. Like...
tittysprinkles:jobie:haleyworldeater:
mamillionzillion:songbirds:
um excuz me why isn’t titties on this list
bungalow? really? no.
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
I live on the Susquehanna. Cool to see it on there.
I think “lullaby” should be in here, as well. One hundred and one just sounds so much better, anyway.
my love of lists, words, and anything cute all in one. this is amazing.
Helpful SAT words ;)
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
Euphony for the win! :D
longlivethequeen:tulletulle:haleyworldeater:
watermelonsorbet boxofrandomness umyeah:songbirds Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive....
booklover:bugseatbooks:epicinbluejeans:applestoartemis:lottieeeee:short-pants-romance:dearimaginaryfriend:readersquill:
batwithbutterflywings | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | readersquill Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A...
I really want to use these words now like in a talk. Umbrella is a beautiful word though? Haha
recrudesce:fightthesnakes:viciousfrenzy:
i hope what we have is not a dalliance.
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think...
Firefox says ailurophile is spelled wrong, but w/e. it still looks/sounds cool. lol
tulletulle // haleyworldeater
imma try and use some of these words this week.
i would like to add altruistic, sublime and celestial
bugseatbooks:epicinbluejeans:applestoartemis:lottieeeee:short-pants-romance:dearimaginaryfriend:readersquill:
tulletulle:haleyworldeater:...New goal: learn these words. I need to up my vocabulary a...
beautiful according to whom? pretty good though.
— Thanks to Prof. Tan, I know some words :]
See if I can store this in my head. :))
haleyworldeater: Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with...
longlivethequeen:tulletulle:haleyworldeater: