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ere are the 100 most beautiful words in English. How do we know we
have the most beautiful? They were chosen by Robert Beard, who
has been making dictionaries, creating word lists, and writing poetry
for 40 years. For five years he wrote the Word of the Day at
yourDictionary.com and since 2004 he has written up 1500 words in
the series, So, What's the Good Word? here at alphaDictionary.
Below is a select list of his favorite words that he used in his poetry—or wishes he
had.
Dr. Beard's book is a collection of the loveliest words
in the English language, carefully researched and
written up in small one-page essays designed to
help increase the beauty of our conversations and
our understanding of how and why we speak the
ways we do. The book is the handbook for lovers for
it contains an essay on what makes words beautiful
so that the reader may go beyond the book in
beautifying his or her speech. It also explains how
English is interrelated with other languages in the
world and why so many of our most beautiful words
are borrowed from them. The book is printed in
large easy-to-read type, great for travel since you
may start and stop on any page.
The words in this book will decorate your articles,
essays, blogs, term papers, memos, love letters-
even conversations with those we love. The table of contents below will tell you
what the book contains; just remember that the definitions below are not those
found in the book and each essay in the book just begins with the definition.
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The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English
AilurophileA cat-lover.
AssemblageA gathering.
BecomingAttractive.
BeleaguerTo exhaust with attacks.
BroodTo think alone.
BucolicIn a lovely rural setting.
BungalowA small, cozy cottage.
ChatoyantLike a cat's eye.
ComelyAttractive.
ConflateTo blend together.
CynosureA focal point of admiration.
DallianceA brief love affair.
DemesneDominion, territory.
DemureShy and reserved.
DenouementThe resolution of a mystery.
DesuetudeDisuse.
DesultorySlow, sluggish.
DiaphanousFilmy.
DissembleDeceive.
DulcetSweet, sugary.
EbullienceBubbling enthusiasm.
EffervescentBubbly.
EfflorescenceFlowering, blooming.
ElisionDropping a sound or syllable in a word.
ElixirA good potion.
EloquenceBeauty and persuasion in speech.
EmbrocationRubbing on a lotion.
EmollientA softener.
EphemeralShort-lived.
EpiphanyA sudden revelation.
ErstwhileAt one time, for a time.
EtherealGaseous, invisible but detectable.
EvanescentVanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
EvocativeSuggestive.
FetchingPretty.
FelicityPleasantness.
ForbearanceWithholding response to provocation.
FugaciousFleeting.
FurtiveShifty, sneaky.
GambolTo skip or leap about joyfully.
GlamourBeauty.
GossamerThe finest piece of thread, a spider's silk
HalcyonHappy, sunny, care-free.
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3. HarbingerMessenger with news of the future.
ImbricationOverlapping and forming a regular pattern.
ImbroglioAn altercation or complicated situation.
ImbueTo infuse, instill.
IncipientBeginning, in an early stage.
IneffableUnutterable, inexpressible.
IngénueA naïve young woman.
InglenookA cozy nook by the hearth.
InsoucianceBlithe nonchalance.
InureTo become jaded.
LabyrinthineTwisting and turning.
LagniappeA special kind of gift.
LagoonA small gulf or inlet.
LanguorListlessness, inactivity.
LassitudeWeariness, listlessness.
LeisureFree time.
LiltTo move musically or lively.
LissomeSlender and graceful.
LitheSlender and flexible.
LoveDeep affection.
MellifluousSweet sounding.
MoietyOne of two equal parts.
MondegreenA slip of the ear.
MurmurousMurmuring.
NemesisAn unconquerable archenemy.
OffingThe sea between the horizon and the offshore.
OnomatopoeiaA word that sounds like its meaning.
OpulentLush, luxuriant.
PalimpsestA manuscript written over earlier ones.
PanaceaA solution for all problems
PanoplyA complete set.
PasticheAn art work combining materials from various sources.
PenumbraA half-shadow.
PetrichorThe smell of earth after rain.
PlethoraA large quantity.
PropinquityAn inclination.
PyrrhicSuccessful with heavy losses.
QuintessentialMost essential.
RatatouilleA spicy French stew.
RavelTo knit or unknit.
RedolentFragrant.
RiparianBy the bank of a stream.
RippleA very small wave.
ScintillaA spark or very small thing.
SempiternalEternal.
SeraglioRich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
SerendipityFinding something nice while looking for something else.
SummeryLight, delicate or warm and sunny.
SumptuousLush, luxurious.
SurreptitiousSecretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna
A river in Pennsylvania.
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SusurrousWhispering, hissing.
TalismanA good luck charm.
TintinnabulationTinkling.
UmbrellaProtection from sun or rain.
UntowardUnseemly, inappropriate.
VestigialIn trace amounts.
WaftureWaving.
WherewithalThe means.
WoebegoneSorrowful, downcast.
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