Three Cheers For Words :)

[snogged]

A little conversation I had with Gabrielle tonight got me thinking about how awesome words are. So my flisters, I wanna know the coolest/most elegant/best/dirty-sounding etc. word (or words) that you know. And I'd like you to post a definition as well, even if I might know what it means already.

*hugs*

And just to get the ball rolling, one of my favorite words is "susurration" (n). A soft murmur, or whisper.

Comments

[mutantenemy.livejournal.com]

"effulgent" (adj): beaming, radiant, resplendent, to shine

[snogged.livejournal.com]

awww :)

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

"defongerate" (v) To leave, go away from, depart, abandon

I love it because it sounds like something very naughty. :)

Friends who were in the Army said they used it in Vietnam when they were 'pulling out'...see, told you it was naughty. LOL!

ETA: Not elegant as you requested etc. but I love it.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

HEE!!

That word is awesome!!!

I don't care if its elegant or not.

[tamakin.livejournal.com]

Lol i ADORE the word 'alfalfa'. I love how it feels/sounds to say it *is prolly weird*

I also like 'magniloquent', just that bit more sophiscated than magnificent hehehe.

Also... again with the weirdness, but i love the word 'mooli', so much that i named my ipod after it hehehe! Its a type of root vegetable lol. You were prolly wanting big fancy long-arsed words huh? Oh well! :P

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Alfalfa is a great word to say. It rolls off the tongue in nifty ways.

And nope. Didn't need long words. 'Mooli' works just fine!

[magpieinthesky.livejournal.com]

pulchritudinous - (adj.) physically beautiful; comely.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

that's quite the word!

[cee-m.livejournal.com]

Mine is

Viscosity: a measure of the resistance of a fluid which is being deformed by either shear stress or tensional stress. In everyday terms (and for fluids only), viscosity is "thickness".

I don't know why.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

*nods*
That is a good word :)

[lady-mutt.livejournal.com]

Delinquency. It feels so delicate rolling off the tongue, but it means a minor offense or misdeed, usually by a minor. ;) Reminds me of my childhood.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Hee :)

[jewelledfairy.livejournal.com]

I love the word "twig." A simple word, but the sounds that make it up are awesome. If you say it over and over, you can get lost in the sounds. Or maybe that's just me.

Another fun word, but it's more my sister's word than mine, is "defenestrate." It means to throw out the window, as in, "You just defenestrated my boyfriend!" (An actual quote from my sister.)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Awesome choices!
Thanks for sharing.