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17 March 2009

Word of the day

Outrageous


Thanks to lovehatethings.com/

Posted by EDN on March 17, 2009 at 01:18 PM in Language | Permalink | Comments (0)

11 March 2009

Potamophilous, scintillate, lagoon

Also ethereal, gossamer and imbroglio. Effervescent, pelagic and chiaroscuro.

These are some of the 100 Most Beautiful Words in English, in sounds and meaning, as collected by Dr. Goodword, aka Dr. Robert Beard, at alphaDictionary.com.

We can quibble about some of his choices and probably add some others. Come to think of it, I think "quibble" is a lovely word. Many "-ble" words are. Dabble. Scramble. Foible. Dr. Beard's list is, however, a good place to start. It's heavy on words with Latin and French origins, which is not surprising.

If you enjoy this kind of wordplay, check out Dr. Goodword's 100 Funniest Words in English. I dare you not to smile: Blunderbuss, flibbertigibbet, kerfuffle, gardyloo!

Posted by Chiaroscuro _ on March 11, 2009 at 08:37 AM in Books, Language | Permalink | Comments (0)