Top 100 Beautiful Words in English as Chosen by Someone Else
2009 January 28
What’s your favorite word? Would you call it beautiful?
Dr. Robert Beard over at alphaDictionary has compiled an alphabetical list of the 100 most beautiful words in English. For your perusal, the top 10:
- adrot Dexterous, agile.
- adumbrate To very gently suggest.
- aestivate To summer, to spend the summer.
- ailurophile A cat-lover.
- beatific Befitting an angel or saint.
- beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.
- blandiloquent Beautiful and flattering.
- caliginous Dark and misty.
- champagne An effervescent wine.
- chatoyant Like a cat’s eye.
Dr. Beard only made it through part of the S words before reaching 100. Words beyond “surreptitious” are bonus.
Of course, my favorite word begins with H. This word became my favorite a while ago and I’ve not replaced it with another yet. Admittedly, I seldom have use for it.
(Thanks to Jacket Copy for pointing this out.)
Love this list! Can’t wait to actually memorize some of the definitions (some of the words are new to me). Anyway, my favorite word in the English language is “defenestration.” It’s not beautiful, but it certainly gets to the point.
~Ashley
those words are rather eloquent.
must. memorize. the spellings.