Most beautiful word you know

[nolan22]

this might sound a bit odd, but for me it's...

five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes.

Just listen to "seasons of love" and you'll know what I mean.

[Will Edwards]

I have to vote in this one, my favourite is: mellifluous

PS There's a pun in there too!

[ÜberDan]

Alphabetized - To me this implies bringing chaos into order

Heard it on CSI and thought they made it up I'm sure forensicate is made up!

[smallstar]

Lyubimaya, Russian for beloved (feminine)

[Perseus]

Some words i like the sound of...

cryogenics - a branch of physics

eire - the irish word for ireland pronounced 'air-ah'

ragnarok - In norse mythology it is the battle at the end of the world

[Gordon]

My favourite is word is "Dinner"

G

[Love]

I second Peace!

[beautyscientist]

my favourite word is Plop. It is also the name of a character in a children's book called The Owl who was afraid of the Dark. I used to read it to my children and make a point of emphasising the onomatopoeia of the word every time I said it. It always got a giggle.

[beautyscientist]

And now I think about it there is a personal development message in the book. Here is a review from Amazon.

If you know a little someone who is afraid of the dark, then this book will cure them in one week ... guaranteed!
The story is about a young barn owl called Plop, who has the same problem. The plot is divided into seven little chapters (read one per night until cured). Each one is a satisfying tale in which Plop learns something new about the dark each night: dark is exciting, dark is kind, dark is fun, dark is necessary, dark is fascinating, dark is wonderful ... and dark is beautiful. Plop isn't convinced immediately, but by the seventh night he's looking at the dark through new eyes!

This is without doubt the most perfect bedtime story book ever written. It has been loved by children for generations - and will doubtless continue to be a firm favourite!

[dor]

Saudade (pron. IPA [sɐu'ðað(ɨ)] in European Portuguese and Galician, and [sau'dadʒi] or [sau'daði] in Brazilian Portuguese) is a Portuguese word for a feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It often carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might really never return.
Saudade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dor: "Dor" transliterates the Hindi word "daur," or "run," which also can be a euphemism for any all-out effort.
Exultation : it sounds like what it means

[Leandro Leme]

Originally Posted by dor

Saudade (pron. IPA [sɐu'ðað(ɨ)] in European Portuguese and Galician, and [sau'dadʒi] or [sau'daði] in Brazilian Portuguese) is a Portuguese word for a feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It often carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might really never return.

Hello dor (dor is "pain" in brazilian portuguese, did you know that?)

Actually, "saudade" doesn´t often carries a fatalist tone. We often use this word to say something like "I miss you", and in many circunstances, including deceased friends and relatives, is a positive emotional approach (as opposing to the meaning of grieve).

[John Wesley]

POOP - I think it's funny.

[Angela]

"ai chihuahua." It's just so useful, and so much fun to say in almost any circumstances.

[Liara Covert]

Present: O mani padme hum

[aznandyboi]

infatuated

[Mann]

Life... Love... Creativity


Mann

[The Universal Call]

Having to go and have dinner I take liberty in not reading every reply to this thread (only read first page), besides, I guess not an awful lot of people in this thread has the same "favorite" words as me. Right, not all of these are what I consider "beautiful" words but instead, following are a list of all my favorite words (in order!):

Arkansas (This one is actually beautiful, to me the s's sound great)
Kiosk (Not beautiful but rather harsh, love this word)
Shalln't (Moves my tongue uniquely, great)
Alberquerque/Albequerque/Albuquerque (sp? O_O) (I am fond of states in USA that begin with an A, something wrong?)
Oblivious (Vowels! Moves my tongue like no other word, beautiful)
Nexus (Looks great and sounds great)
Nova Scotia (Anything with nova in it can't be wrong, okay, with the exception of a supernova of course...)
Sanskrit (Indian origin (the country), weird and rare, nice)
Nor (Simple yet marvellous)
Calamitous (a chaotic yet beautiful word)
Outta/Oughta (Sounds like something you blurp out after getting hit in the stomach or something, whatever)
Inane (behaviour found in this post's author)
Purgatory (cruel, yet a good word)
Bosom (Beautiful, in all senses) (excuse me, just kidding)
And lastly, an own thought up word: I'd't (I would not)

- - Excuse if I didn't follow the topic completely - -

[Lynn 007]

Absolutely

[Trina]

Noodle Noodle Noodle

[Angela]

Trina -- is that related to: being touched by his noodly appendage?

[ScottLee]

I think my favorite word is sex. And I don't know entirely why, maybe it is just the connotation. lol

[Brien]

Originally Posted by Leandro Leme

Hello dor (dor is "pain" in brazilian portuguese, did you know that?)

Actually, "saudade" doesn´t often carries a fatalist tone. We often use this word to say something like "I miss you", and in many circunstances, including deceased friends and relatives, is a positive emotional approach (as opposing to the meaning of grieve).

One of my favorite words is similar to saudade. The gallego morriña for me is beautiful and sad. It means a longing or nostalgia for one's homeland.

[asrai]

Since I was a teen I kept a list of words that I like. Either how they sound or the meaning behind them.

touch
bittersweet
scuttle
accept
dark
charcoal

There are more but those are my favorite.

[Antemeridian]

I like the word "sabishii"

It's Japanese for lonely, I've just always liked the way it sounds.

Actually, in general I love the sound of the Japanese language, its actually a very smooth language, and is a lot of fun to learn and speak.

Cheers,

Adam

[Mark Lapierre]

Originally Posted by Antemeridian

Actually, in general I love the sound of the Japanese language, its actually a very smooth language, and is a lot of fun to learn and speak.

Totally agree, I love the sound of the Japanese language.

hisashiburi (long time. Can be used in greeting similarly to "long time no see")
utsukushii (it means beautiful )

There were a number of phrases which I learned which I remember enjoying saying because they just rolled off the tongue. I can't remember the phrases themselves though *sigh*

One that comes close is: Denwa bango wa nan ban desu ka? (what's your phone number)