Favorite words! What

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Favorite words! What

Favorite words! What are your favorite words? I keep a list. It's very long, so I'll just post part of it.

 

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (the fear of long words)

somnambulate

doppelgänger

spelunking

didgeridoo

sesquipedalian

antediluvian

antimacassar

susurrus

abecedarian

 

And, of course, antidisestablishmentarianist. An antidisestablishmentarianist is a person who is against the people who are against the king. Very useful word, huh? So, anyway, what are your favorites?

 

submitted by ZNZ :-)
(February 9, 2010 - 3:01 pm)

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Ah. you are a sesquipedalian indeed.

Luminous.

Soar.

Velvet.

Orchid.

Legacy.

Ecstacy.

Song.

Golden.

Hearth.

Caramel.

Metallic.

Ember.

Luminescence.

Silk.

Flutter.

Earth.

Truth.

Mine aren't as fancy, but they refresh my spirit.

submitted by Lisha
(February 9, 2010 - 5:40 pm)

Ah, I did mostly do sesquipedalian words. I just realized that. Here are some shorter words.

 

shale

 

shade

 

peppermint

 

pajama

 

turquiose

 

sequioa

 

bug-a-boo

 

flip-flop

submitted by ZNZ :-)
(February 10, 2010 - 9:35 am)

Melancholy, dilapidated, raocus, the sesqupedellian or whatever, serendipridous

submitted by Katie
(February 10, 2010 - 3:59 pm)

PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS

and

SUPER­CALI­FRAGI­LISTIC­EXPI­ALI­DOCIOUS

and

HEPATICO­CHOLANGIO­CHOLECYST­ENTERO­STOMIES

submitted by Emma C
(February 10, 2010 - 8:17 pm)

boisterous

serendipitous

laughingly

hopping

bouncy

ricochet

Those are some of my favorite words. I also like the words nifty and slick. Unfortunately, not many people in the present era use or understand good, English words. It's very sad...Frown

 

I like ricochet bowing!

Old Cricket

submitted by Hummingbird
(February 10, 2010 - 10:09 pm)

Rhombicosedodecahedron!

submitted by ZNZ :-)
(February 11, 2010 - 10:32 am)

magenta

dimpled

precocious

lovely

archipelago

creamy

frill

satin

willowy

petite

slender

glimmer

and... dabble.

 I like these words because of what they make me think of, not because of how they sound. Though, most of them sound perfect too. I love words, and the endless possibilities within them. Some words have absolute souls.  It's crazy to think of the things you can conjure using only words.... Too sappy? Well, it's true, anyway. So there.

submitted by JFB, age 13, Here and There
(February 11, 2010 - 6:02 pm)

Aquamarine

 

Lava

 

Pleasantries

 

Quagmire

 

Emerald

 

Tubular

 

Magnetism

 

Lily, Violet, and Lily-of-the-valley

 

Ticonderoga

 

Alas

 

Maple

 

 

submitted by Brynne
(February 11, 2010 - 7:51 pm)

Splendidly

 

Clear

 

December

 

Niagara

 

Ripple

 

Swimmingly

 

Queer

 

 

submitted by Brynne
(February 11, 2010 - 7:54 pm)

Do me a favor Brynne, don't say queer if you ever come to the Midwest. I also like Chartreuse.

submitted by Katie
(February 11, 2010 - 9:49 pm)

Ironic

Hydra

Moth-Lion

Pansy

Cocktail

and Leopard

submitted by Ann
(February 12, 2010 - 8:06 am)

No, JFB! Not sappy at all! I agree with you.

submitted by ZNZ :-), age 12, Somewhere
(February 12, 2010 - 7:41 am)

What do you mean by Midwest? I think I have an idea, but it doesn't make sense with what you said. I forgot

 

Adroitly

submitted by Brynne
(February 12, 2010 - 3:11 pm)

Storm. And stormy.

Quartz.

Emerald.

Sapphire.

Despicable.

Aquamarine.

Sky.

Library.

Turquoise.

Fly.

Finite.

Star-crossed.

 

I like most of my words because they are dreamy (there's one I forgot!) and imaginative. (AHA!) I also like eureka and contemptible.

submitted by Wolfgirl67, age 12, A room.
(February 12, 2010 - 9:10 pm)

Lightningy (This isn't a real word though)

Constantinople

lunacy

lozenge

flamingo

chimera

loco

vocobam (it's a Latin word)

-☺☻

submitted by Hannah P. ☺☻, age 14, Georgia
(February 13, 2010 - 1:22 pm)
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