What are some of your favorite words in English, and why do you like them? As a native speaker myself, I would be curious to know especially what English learners like.
As a lover of words and languages, I have so many favorites, but here are a few that I like, in no particular order. Some I like for the poetic sound, others I find funny or fun to say or enjoy the meaning.
- ephemeral
- crystalline
- shenanigans
- squish
- shimmering
- apparition
- constellation
- blip
- flourish
That's a great list, Kelly. I actually like "ephemera" better than "ephemeral." I like "shenanigans" partly because its such a pretty word for such an ugly thing.
How about "anonymous," "ululation," "memory?"
And of course, "tintinnabulation," as in
Hear the sledges with the bells—
Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
While the stars that oversprinkle
All the heavens, seem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells—
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
Appreciate
Cute
Sweetie
Fool
Except success and Appreciat the rest sounds too cool and funny>♡<
Hmmm, interesting question, letme share my beloved words:
*Sophisticated
*Sophistication
*Refrigerator
*Encyclopedia
*Procrastination
Basically I like these words for their cool pronunciations.
cherish and perish
