Leguminous
- to be a legume (a sort of plant with noduled roots)... i just love all the oooos in it. legoooooominous.
I have lots of pretty words. :D
My prettiest at the moment is Andromeda. It always makes me hear satellite beeps and see stars whizzing past in my head.
I also quite like LaGuardia [an airport near me, I've liked the word since I was a kid], Deutchebank [it just sounds so cool], galactic [it's not 'pretty,' but it's fun to say] and doppler [also fun to say].
*smiles*
My girlfriend's name. :) Because it makes me think of her. And she's the prettiest person I know. :)
Corruscating
Kinesthesia
choose.
Freedom
Gabriel
alacrity
purr
Quote from: Jay on February 17, 2009, 02:00:40 PM
Gabriel
You have exquisite taste.
An as much as I want to list so many, I'll refrain and choose but one, an one because she deserves more good thoughts than she gets. An, the letters make a pretty shape too.
Lilith
(truth is stranger than fiction)
Hmm... okay, well a few more words I think sound very pretty all by themselves:
Seraphim
Celestial
Psionic
Radiance
Maelstrom
I have two:
Golondrina (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/golondrina) and Libélula (http://www.babylon.com/definition/libelula/).
tink :icon_chick:
Ooh, seraphim is a lovely word. And I love the '-esia' endings.. synethstesia, anesthesia..
Art, as in Ars gratia artis
Mujer - when pronounced properly
I've been lately enamored with the name "Melora".
Ooh, we can do words in other languages, too?
I quite like "solamente." It rolls off the tongue.
[I'm a word-lover.]
shalom
peace
harmony
renacido
:)
Love, mum, dad, nature, peace, happiness, trees... And I agree, harmony. Melody, melodious, harmonious, piano, music, university... Nature, learning and music generally, I think.
I also love words that end in "-under" - assunder, thunder, blunder... (even chunder, though to a slightly lesser extent... :P).
- amélioré (from améliorer, to improve [French])
- ahijado (godson [Spanish])
- farmacéutica (pharmacy [Spanish])
- murciélagos (bats [Spanish])
- perpustakaan (library [Indonesian])
- beristirahat (rest [Indonesian])
Diphthongs. I love diphthongs. ;D
it's not pretty but i do like the word volksemeinschaft
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 18, 2009, 08:30:28 AM
it's not pretty but i do like the word volksemeinschaft
what the hell does that mean? :laugh:
I'm adding choice, compassion and, just because I like the sound, pneumonia. Yeah, I am that odd. ~_^
I would have to say my favourite word in Afrikaans is "langsamig" (can't think of a direct translation, but it means to take your time in making a decision or doing something.)
Mina.
it means the community of the people, especially the community of the ayran people that hitler tried to create...the meaning is horrible, but the sound is good.
Compassion's a good one. :angel:
Malapropism... (Sorry, I know I've already gone, but it is *such* a lovely word!).
Floccinaucinihilipilification. ;D ;D ;D (To estimate something as worthless, roughly-speaking).
The Russian word for "hello" - Zdravstvujtye (sorry, my computer has issues with non-Latin script... ::)).
And, speaking of Latin (although I know it's a phrase, not a single word) - quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur.
(Anything said in Latin sounds profound/everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin).
;D
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 18, 2009, 08:51:36 AM
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
hmm lemme guess - 'let sleeping dragons lie?'
Nunquam lamiae morde me dice.
Nunquam commoda homini lupinotuum pectinem crinalem.
;D >:-)
I like the way "bubble" sounds, it's cute and fun to say
I also like "banana"
it can go on forever and still look right
banananananananananananana :D
Quote from: Nero on February 18, 2009, 08:54:49 AM
hmm lemme guess - 'let sleeping dragons lie?'
never tickle a sleeping dragon
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 18, 2009, 08:59:12 AM
never tickle a sleeping dragon
ah. so now we're getting into pretty phrases.
a good phrase is the scottish one,
'many a mickle makes a muckle'
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 18, 2009, 09:04:24 AM
a good phrase is the scottish one,
'many a mickle makes a muckle'
which means?
lots of little things make a larger thing
oh i thought mickle must be a kind of food.
"I love you" is beautiful. :icon_love: ^-^
Quote from: William on February 18, 2009, 10:53:14 AM
"I love you" is beautiful. :icon_love: ^-^
i wouldn't exactly call that phrase pretty.
Oh? Depends on who's saying it and who's on the receiving end, of course. Beautiful because it's meaningful, rather than being beautiful in and of itself, maybe?
the meaning is lovely, but seperate from the meaning it is a very staccato, mundane group of sounds.
Quote from: William on February 18, 2009, 11:23:41 AM
Oh? Depends on who's saying it and who's on the receiving end, of course. Beautiful because it's meaningful, rather than being beautiful in and of itself, maybe?
not all that meaningful. too over used.
Quote from: Nero on February 18, 2009, 11:27:27 AM
not all that meaningful. too over used.
I was thinking the same
are we cynical? :P
Fuschia
Because I love them so.
Janet
I can rarely face the fuschia.
felicity
labia
filigree
linger
dauphin
phlox
Haemoglobin. Particularly when it's misspelt as haemogoblin.
Mimpi meaning dream in Indonesian.
Mimpi indah - Beautiful dream
Mimpi buruk - Nightmare
If were talking pretty in an aural sense, I think you'd be hard pressed to surpass the flowing beauty of the languages of the Native American nations of the upper Midwest. The Sauk, Fox, Chippewa and Ojibwe nations really ought to get more props for creating the most beautiful languages ever. Words like Minihaha meaning 'laughing water,' the name of a waterfall, or Oskaloosa, meaning "the last beautiful one" the name of a Native American princess. Its a language of o lot of pleasant vowel tones with a lot of double consent sounds, like Mississippi.
Heck, even the tribal names Chippewa and Ojibwe are pretty words.
poisson
French for 'fish'
pronounced pwa' saun
Effervescence
Objet D'art
Onomatopoeia.
Quote from: tekla on February 18, 2009, 11:12:54 PM
If were talking pretty in an aural sense, I think you'd be hard pressed to surpass the flowing beauty of the languages of the Native American nations of the upper Midwest.
I'll have to agree. The English language ain't much for sounding fancy.
Assuming we are talking about English, I've always liked the word: iridescent.
Another word that I really like is: albedo
Love!
Hugs!
This may be weird, but I really like the word "hydrochlorothiazide". Not a very useful word, generally speaking, but it's so wonderfully rhythmic.
<3 this thread :).
ailurophile
obsequious
efflorescence
susurrus
& bajillions more..
Btw, 'many a mickle makes a muckle' is my favorite thing I've read today :). Oh, and speaking of terrible Nazi words which sound awesome, Schutzstaffel.
defenestrate (means, to toss someone/something out the window)
I can't explain it, I just love it.
Effulgence
Rightious
Win
paramecium. thought that was the prettiest word ever when i was a kid.
Cantik, pronounced Chan-teek, meaning pretty.
freesia, or
wisteria
"Serenity" is definitly awesomely pretty :)
A funny word is Magloob .. ahahaha. I know it doesn't exist, but it's so funny :laugh:
buds
Quote from: Saraloop on March 28, 2009, 06:18:41 AM
"Serenity" is definitly awesomely pretty :)
A funny word is Magloob .. ahahaha. I know it doesn't exist, but it's so funny :laugh:
i like it, it needs a definition and we can get the OED to include it.
I LOVE this thread!
alary (winged), alembic (something that purifies/refines), Acrux (star in Southern Cross), acrospire (first sprout), sweale (burn away), jejune (juvenile), cantabile (song like), piety, swoon, zeal, somber, soporific, glass, shimmer, clear, crisp, wraith, tomb...
...I'll stop now. I like to go through my dictionary to find pretty words to use in my writing...
pretty much any Japanese word...they just run together so prettily...I really like the phrase "sou desu ka" or "sou ka" (so dess ka...means "is that so?" basically). And "n" (like "yeah"). Hai! is also quite nice.
And this in Mandarin: "Ni shi laoshi ma. Bu, wo bu shi laoshi. Wo shi xuesheng." lots of shh sounds. (btw, shi sounds like sure, but shorter/abrupt)
"Are you the teacher? No, I'm not the teacher. I'm a student."
Quote from: Jaimey on April 02, 2009, 02:24:47 PM
pretty much any Japanese word...they just run together so prettily...I really like the phrase "sou desu ka" or "sou ka" (so dess ka...means "is that so?" basically). And "n" (like "yeah"). Hai! is also quite nice.
"Sou desu ne" confuses me, because it obviously means "It is, isn't it?" ,BUT, it can also mean, "you're right", or, "that's a good idea", or "let me think about that" gaah, I don't get it.
My new favorite japanese word is suzushii, which means cool, or refreshing.
I don't like atatakai though, which means warm, when you change the form to be negative, it's just annoying to say : atatakaku arimasen. :S
Ayoun meaning eyes as in Nur Ayouni = Light of my eyes (Arabic)
Cinta meaning love as in Ayat ayat cinta = Verses of love or in Jatuh cinta = To fall in love (Indonesian)
I think my name of choice is the most beautiful word to me, but this inspires me for another kind of thread
Quote from: Saraloop on April 02, 2009, 04:44:57 PM
My new favorite japanese word is suzushii, which means cool, or refreshing.
I don't like atatakai though, which means warm, when you change the form to be negative, it's just annoying to say : atatakaku arimasen. :S
Speaking of japanese words my favorite is douitashima->-bleeped-<-e. It means you're welcome. Or hajimima->-bleeped-<-e which is what you say when you first meet somebody it roughly translates to "how do you do."
But these are just faves. As far as the prettiest word, I think petal or quill.
Quote from: Saraloop on April 02, 2009, 04:44:57 PM
"Sou desu ne" confuses me, because it obviously means "It is, isn't it?" ,BUT, it can also mean, "you're right", or, "that's a good idea", or "let me think about that" gaah, I don't get it.
It's better not to try and translate it literally...just understand when it's used. :) "sou desu ne" is basically "yeah"...it's used pretty similarly. Just like "chotto" or "chotto ne". Japanese is almost song like in the way it flows. So pretty!!! (I get to take Japanese again next semester!!!)
@Osiris: You like the long words! I get tangled up in them some times. :) I also like "yoroshiku"...I really like how the 'i' sort of disappears...so cute! Actually, the cutest thing is when Japanese people call me "Jeshka"...adorable...it makes me not hate my name so much!
My favorite Latin phrase is
Carthago delenda est! I like to follow it up with
utar meam hastam! We used to leave notes like this for our professor on the chalk board...she was more concerned that one of us had a spear than wanting to take out Carthage. :laugh:
Carthage must be destroyed! I will use my spear.
Neropolis has quite a ring to it.
Undead is a cozy word, rolls of the tounge.
Zinfandel is a good word too (it's the name of a grape, actually, the red wine I'm drinking atm is made of them).
acceptance for meaning
plethora for the sound of it; not sure why it's not used much...
Myles
anime is an adorable word. porn comes to mind when i hear it though. but it's adorable on its own
Quote from: Nero on April 03, 2009, 05:30:13 PM
anime is an adorable word. porn comes to mind when i hear it though. but it's adorable on its own
Anime also means "souls" in Italian. The singular is anima.
Quote from: imaz on April 03, 2009, 05:52:14 PM
Anime also means "souls" in Italian. The singular is anima.
oh, that's really pretty. i'm going to start thinking of souls as anime. :angel:
Neurological
Quote from: Nero on April 03, 2009, 05:55:27 PM
oh, that's really pretty. i'm going to start thinking of souls as anime. :angel:
L'anima gemella means soulmate, literally, soul twin.
Quote from: imaz on April 03, 2009, 06:33:20 PM
L'anima gemella means soulmate, literally, soul twin.
god that's lovely. l'anima gemella. thanks for the tip. is that a soft or hard g?
Soft as in Jeymel-la :)
Anima is pronounced with the accentuation on the "an".
so pretty. you in Italy?
No, UK. Spent many years in Italy and have some Italian family members including my son!
So tired, off to bed. Sogni d'oro as they say - Dreams of gold :)
god that's pretty too. such a romantic language.
Quote from: Nero on April 03, 2009, 05:19:59 PM
Neropolis has quite a ring to it.
I love words like that...I'm all about the thesaurus. There are lots of great words for cemetery/ghost/etc. Sepulcher, coffin (I love the way it sounds), wraith, necromancy, catacomb, banshee, apparition, incorporeal, revenant, etc. I could go on and on...
@Myles...plethora is nice! I like eclectic too. They should be used more!
Quote from: Jaimey on April 03, 2009, 11:10:08 PM
I love words like that...I'm all about the thesaurus. ~~~ I could go on and on...
@Myles...plethora is nice! I like eclectic too. They should be used more!
I love words and writing too. I used to write a lot when I was younger and have been trying to get back into it. Nothing beats a plethora of eclectic words to bring life ones' writing. :icon_giggle:
Quote from: Linda on April 05, 2009, 12:26:11 AM
Nothing beats a plethora of eclectic words to bring life ones' writing. :icon_giggle:
Indeed. Another great word is
vermilion.
Pocket. :D No idea why, but I really love that word.
Quote from: Nor on April 11, 2009, 08:24:38 AM
Pocket. :D No idea why, but I really love that word.
...you're quite right! Locket has a nice ring to it as well...
"Sweetheart"
"Honey"
"My Love"
Anything along those lines said by someone who loves you. If only I could hear them. :'(
Janet
Keavy
It is a female name and I like it very much.
That's how I would name the daughter I will never have. I used to take this name for a character in my fictional stories for some women...Actually I don't remember how I stumbled across this name since it is not very common in Germany (In fact, nobody knows it.)
Jaan (Urdu) meaning "breath of life"... used as a term of endearment and/or love.
Quote from: MMarieN on February 17, 2009, 04:28:50 PM
purr
just wanted to say i love your cat-taco lol
my word-eloquence
Quote from: Bryce2009 on April 14, 2009, 10:00:28 PM
money
(i know, sorry, i can't help it...)
I AGREE. ...or at least it makes me feel pretty. Some other words that fall in with money right now: sunshine, warm, 70s, clear skies, sunny skies, no more rain, etc...I got soaked yesterday...
Okay, some real ones:
dance, prance, hour, breath, suki (pronounced ski...Japanese for "I like/love you"), penguin, brilliant, clarity, class (I love that cl...), clover, royal, cerulean, words that end in -less (loveless, breathless, bloodless, speechless), pearl, olive, queen, prosody, etc. :)
platinum! It just rolls of the tongue so nicely...
mist
and I love the word "dew" and "sunshine"