What is the most beautiful word in the English language? Why???

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   lorlie6posted 12 years ago

   I choose 'Elixir'.
   It rolls off the tongue-gorgeous!

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      lorlie6posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Anyone?

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      Kate Mc Brideposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      my alltime favourite is "euthymic" because I didn't know what it meant when I saw it written down and it wasn't in a few dictionaries . i used to use it as a password online lol.
      Anyway,it means normal mood in medical phraseology

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   Lisa HWposted 12 years ago

   My favorite word has always been "integrity" - both for its meaning and it's sound and look.  I like that has four syllables.  That makes it kind of "dance-y".  The "in" is pretty sounding to me.  The "ty" is kind of light.  The second syllable is strong and solid - like the definition.  It has lots of different types of sounds.  It's just kind of a says-it-all/is-it-all kind of word that also has quiet power.   I probably don't particularly like the "grit" part but the "teg" part makes up for it.   

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   Motown2Chitownposted 12 years ago

   Mine is 'cathedral.'  Just a pretty word and onomatopoetic when it doesn't mean to be.
   
   

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      Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      "Cathedral" IS pretty.  It needs a pretty song  built around it (and not a religious song and not "Winchester Cathedral either .  Good word to build a poem around too.

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         Motown2Chitownposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         It's in one of the stanzas of Dan Fogelberg's "Longer."
         
         "Stronger than any mountain cathedral
         Truer than any tree ever grew
         Deeper than any forest primeval
         I am in love with you"
         
         Granted, the entire song isn't built around it, but it's one of my favorite uses of the word. 
         
         

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   seanorjohnposted 12 years ago

   Serendipity. Discovering beautiful things by chance. What could be better than that. It is such a hopeful and inspiring word. Apologies to those of a more literary persuasion but I love the sillyness of the sound.

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   Reality Bytesposted 12 years ago

   The most versatile word in the English language:
   
   
   if

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   paradigmsearchposted 12 years ago

   Depending on the situation, it is either "Yes" or "No".
   
   Examples:
   
   Well, sir. Did I get the job?
   
   Well, doc. Do I have cancer?

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      seanorjohnposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent answer. So true and thus it could also double up as the most ugly word.

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   Aficionadaposted 12 years ago

   luminous
   
   numinous
   
   ebullient
   
   ineffable
   
   Also unintentionally onomotopoetic. And simply poetic.

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      Motown2Chitownposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oh, I like 'ineffable' too!  Great list!
      
      I also really like 'serene.'  I love words that almost instantly make you feel what they mean.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 12 years ago

   I've always liked the word "probably".   The 'b' and 'e' sounds are fun.  I had a teacher who was a real stickler on having us pronounce it correctly.  So many want to say "prolly" or "prob-ly'.

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      Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      "prolly" makes me want to kill whoever uses it!!     

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   Denise Handlonposted 12 years ago

   serenity, it flows and the way it flows matches its meaning.

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    epigrammanposted 12 years ago

    free - who doesn't like something 'free'  ........and it's a word that is relevant in every country in the world . lake erie time ontario canada 11:24pm

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