What is your all time favorite word?

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  1. epigramman profile image60
    epigrammanposted 12 years ago

    Remember now - only one word.

    1. phdast7 profile image84
      phdast7posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Oh epi, I am a word person, lover, meister...how can there only be one favorite?   Favorite to read?   To hear?   to write?   To use?  To ponder?
      I am an emotional wreck just thinking about your question.     sad      Ok, Ok.

      Reading --- mellifluous
      Hearing ---  etymological
      Writing --- correlation
      Using ---  penultimate
      Pondering --- tatterdemalion
      Singing --- omnipotent

      I know, I know.....I broke your rule, but it was that or have a mental breakdown.   And if answering the question tomorrow I would select another :"different" set of six words.   I simply cannot help myself.   smile

      1. epigramman profile image60
        epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

        that's okay - the more the merrier .....

    2. Hyphenbird profile image84
      Hyphenbirdposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      califragilisticexpialidocious!

    3. j-matlock profile image60
      j-matlockposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      "pita" A word I use in place of the word "cool" despite "pita"'s origin meaning.

    4. Genna East profile image86
      Genna Eastposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Colin;

      Well, with the exception of "love," I would have to say, "possibilities." 

      Interesting queston.

  2. FatFreddysCat profile image60
    FatFreddysCatposted 12 years ago

    "Rutabaga"

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      yes I know what you mean - I use that word all of the time.  I say it in my sleep too.

      1. austinhealy profile image79
        austinhealyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

        as in "She was carrying the most beautiful pair of rutabagas I had ever laid eyes on"

  3. miscellanea profile image64
    miscellaneaposted 12 years ago

    Honey

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      a person?  or the food group?

  4. Amy Becherer profile image67
    Amy Bechererposted 12 years ago

    indubitably

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      lol - I need to GOOGLE that word again, Amy, lol

  5. PurvisBobbi44 profile image76
    PurvisBobbi44posted 12 years ago

    YES

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I would say yes to you anytime

  6. mistyhorizon2003 profile image86
    mistyhorizon2003posted 12 years ago

    Beer wink

    1. Monis Mas profile image81
      Monis Masposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Haha! I prefer wine!

  7. justateacher profile image85
    justateacherposted 12 years ago

    Hope...

  8. Sherry Hewins profile image66
    Sherry Hewinsposted 12 years ago

    conundrum

  9. wtaylorjr2001 profile image60
    wtaylorjr2001posted 12 years ago

    Know

  10. michelemacwrites profile image61
    michelemacwritesposted 12 years ago

    Hi Epi, one of my favorite words is OPTIMISTIC.

  11. Faith Reaper profile image89
    Faith Reaperposted 12 years ago

    Love

  12. gmwilliams profile image83
    gmwilliamsposted 12 years ago

    success.

  13. cat on a soapbox profile image65
    cat on a soapboxposted 12 years ago

    Mesmerize

  14. snakeslane profile image85
    snakeslaneposted 12 years ago

    Yes

  15. JKenny profile image96
    JKennyposted 12 years ago

    Life

  16. dghbrh profile image82
    dghbrhposted 12 years ago

    Enigma

  17. midget38 profile image86
    midget38posted 12 years ago

    food!

  18. cloverleaffarm profile image79
    cloverleaffarmposted 12 years ago

    Begocker

  19. gmwilliams profile image83
    gmwilliamsposted 12 years ago

    God.

  20. Alastar Packer profile image68
    Alastar Packerposted 12 years ago

    Remarkable

    1. phdast7 profile image84
      phdast7posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      which for some reason make me think of..

      irrevocable

      1. Alastar Packer profile image68
        Alastar Packerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

        It is irrevocable the memory imprint of watching baby Wheezer in the original Little Rascals saying "remarkable."

        1. phdast7 profile image84
          phdast7posted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Very well done.  smile

          I want to (and occasionally do) use the word "revocable" not just its negative.   smile

    2. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      .....'remarkable'  -  a word to describe all of the writers on this page.

  21. PickingProfits profile image63
    PickingProfitsposted 12 years ago

    Freedom

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      yes and God bless freedom!

  22. dailytop10 profile image80
    dailytop10posted 12 years ago

    serendipity..<3

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      ....yes and such is life ..... those happy surprises which await us.

  23. Alastar Packer profile image68
    Alastar Packerposted 12 years ago

    Thanks Professor, you do tend to give off positive vibes! smile

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      ...that's actually 10 words - lol - but considering that you are one of the all time best writers at the Hub and a good buddy of mine I will let it slide this time - lol

  24. Cardisa profile image96
    Cardisaposted 12 years ago

    Discombobulate.......

    Second favorite is......Sex tongue

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      ooh la la Miss C - I so do love your 2nd word. It's amazing what Blue Mountain coffee can do for you.

  25. vikkijov profile image60
    vikkijovposted 12 years ago

    facetious

  26. Cyndi10 profile image92
    Cyndi10posted 12 years ago

    prestidigitation

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yikes .....another word for me to look up on Google.

  27. bridalletter profile image77
    bridalletterposted 12 years ago

    Spectacular

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      and that's exactly what you are.

  28. pearlmacb profile image76
    pearlmacbposted 12 years ago

    P-E-A-C-E

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      lovely, just lovely.

  29. bankscottage profile image77
    bankscottageposted 12 years ago

    Mine is a medical term, scybala.  It describes how I feel about a lot of things.  You may have to look it up in a medical dictionary to find the meaning.

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I love new words.  I try to learn one everyday.  Thank you for your stellar contribution. lake erie time 10:14am

    2. profile image0
      SkeetyDposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Veracity

      1. epigramman profile image60
        epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

        wow - Epi is learning new words today.   It's another job for Google.

      2. phdast7 profile image84
        phdast7posted 12 years agoin reply to this

        veracity is a marvelous, no a remarkable word, leading too...

        verisimilitude, verdant, valence, voluptuous, veneer, velociraptor, Valkiry   smile

  30. G Miah profile image73
    G Miahposted 12 years ago

    Fantastic! I just love that word!!! Fantastic!

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      yes and you are such a fantastic person for arriving here today - thank you

  31. profile image0
    Motown2Chitownposted 12 years ago

    Cathedral

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      ....now that is a truly stately word indeed.

      1. profile image0
        Motown2Chitownposted 12 years agoin reply to this

        I also love glacial - to describe a tone, an attitude, or a stare.  It is so apt and brings such an automatic image that it's hard to choose a better word when referring to something/someone's cold nature.

        1. epigramman profile image60
          epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          yes what would be the 'noun' do without the 'adjective'

  32. profile image54
    gautams1posted 12 years ago

    Family

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      and that's a good place to be ....

  33. innerspin profile image92
    innerspinposted 12 years ago

    Shenanigans.

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I love the mischief behind this word.

  34. austinhealy profile image79
    austinhealyposted 12 years ago

    Even though I rarely get a chance to use it I like "discombobulated" a lot. There's a musical sound to it

    1. epigramman profile image60
      epigrammanposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      yes it's full of syllables.

  35. PurvisBobbi44 profile image76
    PurvisBobbi44posted 12 years ago

    antidisestablishmentarianism

  36. WillStarr profile image86
    WillStarrposted 12 years ago

    Together

  37. RichieMogwai profile image60
    RichieMogwaiposted 12 years ago

    My favorite word is serendipity. It's the way I approach life. I have stopped making plans.  I just let life take me to where I need to go.

    1. Monis Mas profile image81
      Monis Masposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      an awesome way to live!

  38. bethperry profile image79
    bethperryposted 12 years ago

    I have a few faves but I guess #1 would be "po'dunk". I've heard it used (and used it myself) as a term of affection as well as an insult.

  39. quicksand profile image85
    quicksandposted 12 years ago

    Multiply!     lol   ( ... to go forth and ... )

  40. mpropp profile image83
    mproppposted 12 years ago

    I'm also a fan of discombobulated, and I get to use it often as a description of myself on Monday mornings....but since it has been said already, I'll go with:
    Plethora

    Need me to say it again and again? Plethora!

    1. phdast7 profile image84
      phdast7posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      plethora is a wonderful word.  Ever see the film The Three Amigos with Steve Martin.   It contains a plethora of laughs and the word plethora.   :0

      In the film, plethora is used by a "nefarious" schemer.

  41. Monis Mas profile image81
    Monis Masposted 12 years ago

    Josh (my husband's name)

  42. profile image0
    orderedchaosposted 12 years ago

    "heinous" or any variation thereof. Can be perfectly applied to so many situations.

  43. AMFredenburg profile image74
    AMFredenburgposted 12 years ago

    Epiphany. I have one occasionally.

    1. phdast7 profile image84
      phdast7posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Such a beautiful word and so meaningful in the Christian context.

  44. Peanutritious profile image61
    Peanutritiousposted 12 years ago

    'Goulash!'

  45. tasteofindia profile image60
    tasteofindiaposted 12 years ago

    Oh God....

  46. CrisSp profile image69
    CrisSpposted 12 years ago

    Thanks!

  47. ccurry profile image60
    ccurryposted 12 years ago

    Flippin

  48. ccurry profile image60
    ccurryposted 12 years ago

    Flippin

  49. Any Other Voice profile image62
    Any Other Voiceposted 12 years ago

    I often use "sesquipedalian" to describe some people's choices of vocabulary.

  50. fpherj48 profile image60
    fpherj48posted 12 years ago

    Oops!

 
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