What's in a word? - list of great words -

[Digit]

this thread is for us to share our favourite words with each other. perhaps new avenues of thought have been opened up for you from hearing a word. maybe there's a word that's so important to you that you couldnt bare to live without it. know some words you think more people should know? got a word for a whole concept that isnt even in our language?

what are your favourite words?

i wont put a silly limit on you like, you're only allowed 5. if you have lots of words that you feel strongly enough they deserve to be included, then include them.


to get the ball rolling, here are some of the words i hold in highest regard...



Ephemeralization.
wikipedia does well to depict it's meaning in the first line:
"Ephemeralization is a term coined by R. Buckminster Fuller. It refers to the ability of people to use technological advances to continuously do more with less."


Namaste.
of the numerous translations i've heard, the one which appeals the most (and is easy to remember) rephrases the word to "I reccognise the light of life in you and all beings".

and similarly,

Inlakech
(or however you want to spell it)
a south american greeting which means "you are another myself". I first came across it in The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls book.
very liberating and empowering.

Synergy.

[Dan.Linehan]

Haterade: When someone is being mean-spirited, I tell them to stop drinking the Haterade.

[pianoperformer]

Renascent is a pretty cool word:

being reborn; springing again into being or vigor

[Trezker]

I am quite fond of some words in my language.
Bös
1: stuff, leftovers
2: dust, crumbs, dead insects and other stuff
3: stuff to do that never gets done
4: unsorted stuff in a room

Knö
1: forcing more stuff into a rather filled room
2: "Knökafullt" room tightly packed with people
3: Being pushy in a line

Härskna
1: the process where fat goes bad
2: person getting angry, losing patience

There's more here, only in Swedish though.
Västgötska - Wikipedia, den fria encyklopedin

bôra: the drill
"Vem har bôert bôrt bôrt?" Who carried away the drill?
Just think swedish chef.