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What are the Words you like?

92 replies

GoneToTheDock · 30/08/2019 20:46

so there are plenty of threads on words you don't like - possibly some threads on word you like...

I was listening to the radio and I heard "acquiescence" (yes I had to use spellcheck) I really like that!

What words do you like?

OP posts:
LoseLooseLucy · 30/08/2019 21:15

Serendipity

ginghambox · 30/08/2019 21:16

prorogue.
Scurrilous.
Flange.

Pinkarsedfly · 30/08/2019 21:17

Nourish
Mix
Discombobulated
Ascertain
Ostensibly

hazeyjane · 30/08/2019 21:20

Carabou
Barracuda
Burgle

ishouldhavestucktocats · 30/08/2019 21:30

I don't know why but I love 'exacerbate'

Mother87 · 30/08/2019 21:31

Capitulate
Exacerbate
Authoritarian
Impecunious

Disfordarkchocolate · 30/08/2019 21:32

Banana. It's lovely to write, relaxing and hypnotic.

nzeire · 30/08/2019 21:35

Species

CatteStreet · 30/08/2019 21:38

Outwith ... envy the Scots for that one and wish I could use it and be understood.
Rustication (sending down 'to the country' for a year in university speak. Always found it very charming/amusing)
Campanologist
Concordant

CatteStreet · 30/08/2019 21:41

Purl... as in one plain, one purl
Resonate
Feline

ishouldhavestucktocats · 30/08/2019 21:44

Off on a bit of a tangent, but have you ever written on a banana?!!
With a biro? It's such a good feeling!!
Those of you who've ever had occasion to do this will know what I mean...

WhatsNextMrsLandingham · 30/08/2019 21:45

Rhythm
Rhubarb
Epithelial

Minnie747 · 30/08/2019 21:46

Affable
Haberdashery
Congruent

ishouldhavestucktocats · 30/08/2019 21:46

Dark chocolate, that post was meant for you!

Krisskrosskiss · 30/08/2019 21:47

Fluorescent
Crescent
Elliptical
Villainous
Chartreuse
Pamplemousse
Vivid
Halcyon
Awkward (the k stands out awkwardly from the rest of the word)

Goatrider · 30/08/2019 21:48

tinytemper66 me too! My late Grandma is the only person I ever heard say it.

I also like unperturbed

darkcloudsandsunnyskies · 30/08/2019 21:52

Pamplephomeologicalacity

hazeyjane · 30/08/2019 21:54

One I forgot, probably my favourite word which I use often, with much passion or muttered under my breath or embellished with other words or shouted loudly or whispered silently in my head maybe a 1000 times a day.......'fuck'

Permanantlypuzzled · 30/08/2019 21:58

Capricious
Lewd
Sumptuous
Mollify
Munificent
Culpable

Nogodsnomasters · 30/08/2019 21:59

Oxymoron. Therefore. Inclination. I don't know though!

BazzleJet · 30/08/2019 22:03

Yes I've written on a banana and I know exactly what you mean Grin

I like typing management, no two consecutive letters typed by the same hand.

Plush. There's a word

cliffdiver · 30/08/2019 22:03

Perpetual

Twilight

LoseLooseLucy · 30/08/2019 22:05

I've also written on a banana and know what you mean Grin

Mother87 · 30/08/2019 22:09

Ishouldhavestucktocats - is that you Meghan?👸🏻

Apolloanddaphne · 30/08/2019 22:43

Peppermint
Coconut
Vanilla.

My favourite words are all food words!

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