what is the most beautiful english word

**Dutch Baka** · Sep 14, 2005, 07:04

as i am in the Beautiful feeling, with my are you beautiful post. i wanted to know about english words... i dont post here often.. but i am studying it now.. so maybe i should come here some more often!

so .. what do you think is the most beautiful english word? and why?

rose_of_eternity · Sep 14, 2005, 09:37

Hmm, not to sound emo or anything, but one of my favourite words would be "despondency"...

Despondency - Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.

Pain, torment, torture, agony, misery, martyrdom, decadence, those are also good words... Words such as these describe feelings we all know, and those feelings allow us to create immense beauty in the form of art, poetry, photography, writing, etc. That is why I see these words as beautiful... I've drawn my most beautiful pictures when I was in pain, written my best poems during times of depression, and written my best short stories, scripts, etc. from agony and misery... Everytime I try to create art when I'm happy, it never turns out as well. Heh, don't think I'm some suicidal kid who hates life, I'm not; I love life, and suicide, that thought never crosses my mind, I just get upset alot from different aspects of life. Music especially, makes me cry, or hurt inside, and thats when I start drawing or writing... even my most favourite singer makes me cry

so yeah... Thats just my opinion, so if youre an optimist, ignore everything I just said

blade_bltz · Sep 14, 2005, 10:45

Totally off the top of my head...

Infinitesimal
Irrevocable
Metonymy
Apotheosis
Aesthetic (ironic? I think the Greeks simply knew how to create beautiful words)
Myriad
Manifest
Opaque/opacity
Antithetical
Quintessential
Transfix
Ineffable
Ineluctable

Ok I could go on forever...I guess I like Greek words. And although I consider Latin to be an ugly language, I consider many of its words beautiful

Ben W Bell · Sep 14, 2005, 16:13

I've always loved the sound of

chitinous
nictitating

Mike Cash · Sep 14, 2005, 20:18

Daughter

I feel sorry for you if you have to ask why on that one.

Mamoru-kun · Sep 14, 2005, 21:29

Salvation, for its meaning and sound.

Originally Posted by rose_of_eternity

Pain, torment, torture, agony, misery, martyrdom, decadence, those are also good words...

Wooooonderful, indeed!

Do I guess right if I say that "wonderfull" itself is not one of your favourite word?

**Dutch Baka** · Sep 15, 2005, 01:55

mine is

inevitable

adjective

Definitions:

unavoidable: impossible to avoid or to prevent from happening

noun

Definitions:

something certain: something that is certain to happen
deciding to accept the inevitable

[15th century. < Latin inevitabilis "not avoidable" < evitare "shun"]

like the meaning of it, and the pronounciation!!! got it from the MATRIX

nurizeko · Sep 15, 2005, 04:20

Reverence.

Because it rolls simply and beautifully off the tounge, in a soft simple yet elegent sound.
Also its meaning is a noble one.

rose_of_eternity · Sep 15, 2005, 09:31

Originally Posted by Mamoru-kun

Salvation, for its meaning and sound.

Wooooonderful, indeed! Do I guess right if I say that "wonderfull" itself is not one of your favourite word?

nah, wonderful is overused on stupid things, its lost its meaning =/ so has the word pain, like when stupid people complain that their head hurts and theyre gonna die from pain

they dont even know what pain is

but the other words, oh boy, do I love them or what?!

michi · Sep 15, 2005, 09:37

androgyny

i can't think others at the moment

**Ma Cherie** · Sep 15, 2005, 10:06

Profound.

I'll tell the reason why later. And I like other words too!

Limonette · Sep 15, 2005, 15:48

It was "mentality" but I think it's now "however"

GoldCoinLover · Sep 15, 2005, 16:49

Edited (see other post)

GoldCoinLover · Sep 15, 2005, 16:50

Hmm. Weird. Maybes its becaues I copy and pasted. Floccinaucinihilipilification(seen on a geico commercial), and hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies(man I would hate being a surgeron)

Maciamo · Sep 15, 2005, 16:57

It depends if its the beauty of the word itself (combinations of letters), the pronuciation (and which one), or the meaning of the word. I suppose that it is a bit of the three. In any case I can't single any particular one out. It's much easier for me to rank whole languages according to their beauty. But there are just too many words in each of them to think of a more beautiful one !

Kinsao · Sep 15, 2005, 21:33

Hmm, when thinking of the beauty of words, I think purely of the sound and not the meaning (although I am probably subconsciously thinking of the meaning too

). I like:

razzle
decimate
keg
sarcophagus
ululation
kickback
twang
riff
waffle
corrosion
kaleidoscope
calibrate
zoom
crank
parentheses
cosh
sleazoid (ok ok, so it was invented by Dir en Grey...

but it's still a cool word, don't you think?)

Anchyyy · Sep 16, 2005, 04:03

Hehe mines are 'fork' and 'lamp'

Nothing really special but it sounds so cool!!

rose_of_eternity · Sep 16, 2005, 09:28

Originally Posted by Kinsao

Hmm, when thinking of the beauty of words, I think purely of the sound and not the meaning (although I am probably subconsciously thinking of the meaning too ). I like:

razzle
decimate
keg
sarcophagus
ululation
kickback
twang
riff
waffle
corrosion
kaleidoscope
calibrate
zoom
crank
parentheses
cosh
sleazoid (ok ok, so it was invented by Dir en Grey... but it's still a cool word, don't you think?)

Oooh, I love your reasoning behind the words

and Mazohyst is a cool Diru word too

**lexico** · Sep 16, 2005, 10:14

I am sorry.
I am sorry ?
I am sorry !

I beg your pardon.
I beg your pardon ?
I beg your pardon !

Excuse me.
Excuse me ?
Excuse me !

Hello.
Hello ?
Hello !

You're right.
Yeah right !

Kidding aside, I think "I am sorry, thank you, and please" are what make English a civilised language.

Kinsao · Sep 16, 2005, 21:36

Originally Posted by lexico

Kidding aside, I think "I am sorry, thank you, and please" are what make English a civilised language.

....... and the ones that make it an uncivilised language consist of only asterisks..........

.............. for some strange reason.

studyonline · Sep 17, 2005, 05:16

It is not a word but a phrase. Since there is so limited usage of that in Japanese, I like this the best. *cough*

I love you

Void · Sep 17, 2005, 16:15

sleazoid sounds cool, indeed
go on guys, i am learning new words from you

White Comet · Sep 17, 2005, 17:05

hi < best greeting word ^^

**Mycernius** · Sep 18, 2005, 06:22

Discombolulation, because I find it a fun word and sounds better than falling apart.

**lexico** · Sep 18, 2005, 06:36

How about lobotomy or lobotomise ? The simple, clear-cut sound of it closely reflects the cruelty of the scalpel on the brain, oh !

Sep 14, 2005, 07:04	#1
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Sep 14, 2005, 09:37	#2
rose_of_eternity The Russian Join Date: Aug 22, 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 20 Posts: 1,336	Hmm, not to sound emo or anything, but one of my favourite words would be "despondency"... Despondency - Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection. Pain, torment, torture, agony, misery, martyrdom, decadence, those are also good words... Words such as these describe feelings we all know, and those feelings allow us to create immense beauty in the form of art, poetry, photography, writing, etc. That is why I see these words as beautiful... I've drawn my most beautiful pictures when I was in pain, written my best poems during times of depression, and written my best short stories, scripts, etc. from agony and misery... Everytime I try to create art when I'm happy, it never turns out as well. Heh, don't think I'm some suicidal kid who hates life, I'm not; I love life, and suicide, that thought never crosses my mind, I just get upset alot from different aspects of life. Music especially, makes me cry, or hurt inside, and thats when I start drawing or writing... even my most favourite singer makes me cry so yeah... Thats just my opinion, so if youre an optimist, ignore everything I just said __________________

Sep 14, 2005, 20:18	#5
Mike Cash Delusions of Adequacy Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 5,417	Daughter I feel sorry for you if you have to ask why on that one. __________________ Kiva: Loans That Change Lives

Sep 14, 2005, 21:29	#6
Mamoru-kun Wanderer Join Date: Aug 25, 2005 Location: Pecrot (Belgium) Age: 33 Posts: 221	Salvation, for its meaning and sound. Originally Posted by rose_of_eternity Pain, torment, torture, agony, misery, martyrdom, decadence, those are also good words... Wooooonderful, indeed! Do I guess right if I say that "wonderfull" itself is not one of your favourite word?

Sep 15, 2005, 09:31	#9
rose_of_eternity The Russian Join Date: Aug 22, 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 20 Posts: 1,336	Originally Posted by Mamoru-kun Salvation, for its meaning and sound. Wooooonderful, indeed! Do I guess right if I say that "wonderfull" itself is not one of your favourite word? nah, wonderful is overused on stupid things, its lost its meaning =/ so has the word pain, like when stupid people complain that their head hurts and theyre gonna die from pain they dont even know what pain is but the other words, oh boy, do I love them or what?!

Sep 14, 2005, 10:45	#3
blade_bltz 天才じゃん！ Join Date: Aug 11, 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 133	Totally off the top of my head... Infinitesimal Irrevocable Metonymy Apotheosis Aesthetic (ironic? I think the Greeks simply knew how to create beautiful words) Myriad Manifest Opaque/opacity Antithetical Quintessential Transfix Ineffable Ineluctable Ok I could go on forever...I guess I like Greek words. And although I consider Latin to be an ugly language, I consider many of its words beautiful

Sep 14, 2005, 16:13	#4
Ben W Bell Regular Member Join Date: Sep 13, 2004 Posts: 133	I've always loved the sound of chitinous nictitating

Sep 15, 2005, 01:55	#7
Dutch Baka .... who cares? :( Join Date: Feb 5, 2005 Location: Kobe, Rokko Age: 24 Posts: 4,743 Blog Entries: 12	mine is inevitable adjective Definitions: unavoidable: impossible to avoid or to prevent from happening noun Definitions: something certain: something that is certain to happen deciding to accept the inevitable [15th century. < Latin inevitabilis "not avoidable" < evitare "shun"] like the meaning of it, and the pronounciation!!! got it from the MATRIX

Sep 15, 2005, 04:20	#8
nurizeko tsuyaku o tsukete kudasai Join Date: Jan 19, 2005 Location: aberdeen, scotland Age: 24 Posts: 1,334	Reverence. Because it rolls simply and beautifully off the tounge, in a soft simple yet elegent sound. Also its meaning is a noble one.

Sep 15, 2005, 09:37	#10
michi Regular House Cat Join Date: Feb 28, 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 327	androgyny i can't think others at the moment

Sep 15, 2005, 10:06	#11
Ma Cherie Your Goddess is here Join Date: Mar 24, 2004 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,202	Profound. I'll tell the reason why later. And I like other words too! __________________ "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot." The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Sep 15, 2005, 15:48	#12
Limonette Regular Member Join Date: Aug 7, 2005 Posts: 172	It was "mentality" but I think it's now "however"

Sep 15, 2005, 16:49	#13
GoldCoinLover Returning student Join Date: May 24, 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Age: 21 Posts: 794	Edited (see other post)

Sep 15, 2005, 16:50	#14
GoldCoinLover Returning student Join Date: May 24, 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Age: 21 Posts: 794	Hmm. Weird. Maybes its becaues I copy and pasted. Floccinaucinihilipilification(seen on a geico commercial), and hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies(man I would hate being a surgeron)

Sep 15, 2005, 16:57	#15
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	It depends if its the beauty of the word itself (combinations of letters), the pronuciation (and which one), or the meaning of the word. I suppose that it is a bit of the three. In any case I can't single any particular one out. It's much easier for me to rank whole languages according to their beauty. But there are just too many words in each of them to think of a more beautiful one ! __________________ Over 100 destinations in the Japan Sightseeing Guide + detailed Tokyo Guide and Kyoto Guide Eupedia : Your Guide to Europe in English Read the "Maciamo FAQ" "What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?", Winston Churchill.

Sep 15, 2005, 21:33	#16
Kinsao Horizon Rider Join Date: May 8, 2005 Location: England Age: 30 Posts: 7,419	Hmm, when thinking of the beauty of words, I think purely of the sound and not the meaning (although I am probably subconsciously thinking of the meaning too ). I like: razzle decimate keg sarcophagus ululation kickback twang riff waffle corrosion kaleidoscope calibrate zoom crank parentheses cosh sleazoid (ok ok, so it was invented by Dir en Grey... but it's still a cool word, don't you think?) __________________ K to the core

Sep 16, 2005, 04:03	#17
Anchyyy Dreadlock Join Date: May 22, 2005 Location: Maribor Age: 19 Posts: 3,277	Hehe mines are 'fork' and 'lamp' Nothing really special but it sounds so cool!! __________________ www.freeupload.eu

Sep 16, 2005, 09:28	#18
rose_of_eternity The Russian Join Date: Aug 22, 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 20 Posts: 1,336	Originally Posted by Kinsao Hmm, when thinking of the beauty of words, I think purely of the sound and not the meaning (although I am probably subconsciously thinking of the meaning too ). I like: razzle decimate keg sarcophagus ululation kickback twang riff waffle corrosion kaleidoscope calibrate zoom crank parentheses cosh sleazoid (ok ok, so it was invented by Dir en Grey... but it's still a cool word, don't you think?) Oooh, I love your reasoning behind the words and Mazohyst is a cool Diru word too

Sep 16, 2005, 10:14	#19
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	The most beautiful English words for me are... I am sorry. I am sorry ? I am sorry ! I beg your pardon. I beg your pardon ? I beg your pardon ! Excuse me. Excuse me ? Excuse me ! Hello. Hello ? Hello ! You're right. Yeah right ! Kidding aside, I think "I am sorry, thank you, and please" are what make English a civilised language.

Sep 16, 2005, 21:36	#20
Kinsao Horizon Rider Join Date: May 8, 2005 Location: England Age: 30 Posts: 7,419	Originally Posted by lexico Kidding aside, I think "I am sorry, thank you, and please" are what make English a civilised language. ....... and the ones that make it an uncivilised language consist of only asterisks.......... .............. for some strange reason.

Sep 17, 2005, 05:16	#21
studyonline なおと Join Date: Jul 2, 2005 Location: Florida Age: 35 Posts: 80	It is not a word but a phrase. Since there is so limited usage of that in Japanese, I like this the best. cough I love you

Sep 17, 2005, 16:15	#22
Void born in the USSR Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Russian Federation Age: 32 Posts: 318 Blog Entries: 3	sleazoid sounds cool, indeed go on guys, i am learning new words from you

Sep 17, 2005, 17:05	#23
White Comet Regular Member Join Date: May 9, 2004 Posts: 195	hi < best greeting word ^^ __________________

Sep 18, 2005, 06:22	#24
Mycernius The Hairy Wookie Join Date: Feb 4, 2005 Location: Hometown of George Eliot Age: 39 Posts: 3,228 Blog Entries: 2	Discombolulation, because I find it a fun word and sounds better than falling apart. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Remember the Siruis Cybernetic Corportations motto: Share and Enjoy

Sep 18, 2005, 06:36	#25
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	How about *lobotomy* or lobotomise ? The simple, clear-cut sound of it closely reflects the cruelty of the scalpel on the brain, oh ! Last edited by lexico; Sep 18, 2005 at 09:03.

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