ere are the 100 most lovely words in English. How would we know we have the most delightful? They were picked by Robert Beard, who has been making lexicons, making word records, and composing verse for a long time. For a long time he composed the Word of the Day at yourDictionary.com and since 2004 he has reviewed 1500 words in the arrangement, So, What’s the Good Word? here at alphaDictionary. The following is a select rundown of his most loved words that he utilized as a part of his verse—or wishes he had.
Dr. Whiskers’ book is a gathering of the loveliest words in the English dialect, deliberately inquired about and reviewed in little one-page articles intended to build the excellence of our discussions and our comprehension of how and why we talk the ways we do. The book is the handbook for darlings for it contains an exposition on what makes words lovely so that the peruser may go past the book in decorating his or her discourse. It additionally clarifies how English is interrelated with different dialects on the planet and why so a considerable lot of our most delightful words are obtained from them. The book is imprinted in extensive simple to-peruse sort, extraordinary for go since you may begin and stop on any page.
The words in this book will brighten your articles, papers, websites, research papers, updates, love letters-even discussions with those we adore. The chapter by chapter list beneath will let you know what the book contains; simply recall that the definitions underneath are not those found in the book and every exposition in the book just starts with the definition. Click any of the initial four for a free specimen of the book.
The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English
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. |