The Most Beautiful Words in the English Language Part 4

144. nebulous Foggy.
145. nevermore
146. niveous Snowy, snow-like.
147. nobility
148. obsequious Fawning, subservience.
149. odalisque A concubine in a harem.
150. oeuvre A work.
151. offing That part of the sea between the horizon and the offshore.
152. oi
153. oleander
154. onomatopoeia The creation of words by imitating sound.
155. oriole
156. paean A formal expression of praise.
157. palimpsest A manuscript written over one or more earlier ones.
158. panacea A complete solution for all problems.
159. panoply A complete set.
160. paradox
161. passion
162. pastiche A mixture of art work (art or music) from various sources.
163. pavement
164. peace
165. peccadillo A peculiarity.
166. peek-a-boo
167. pelagic Related to the sea or ocean.
168. penumbra A half-shadow, the edge of a shadow.
169. peregrination Wandering, travels.
170. petrichor The smell of earth after a rain.
171. plethora A great quantity.
172. porcelain A fine white clay pottery.
173. potamophilous Loving rivers.
174. propinquity An inclination or preference.
175. pumpkin
176. pyrrhic Victorious despite heavy losses.
177. quintessential The ultimate, the essence of the essence.
178. rainbow
179. redolent Sweet-smelling.
180. renaissance
181. rhapsody A beautiful musical piece.
182. riparian Having to do with the bank of a river or other body of water.
183. ripple A small, circular wave emanating from a central point.
184. rosemary
185. scintillate To sparkle with brilliant light.
186. sempiternal Forever and ever.
187. sentiment
188. seraglio Housing for a harem.
189. serendipity Finding something while looking for something else.
190. shenandoah
191. shipshape
192. smashing
193. smile
194. smithereens
195. soliloquy Dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections.
196. sophisticated
197. summer afternoon
198. sunflower
199. sunshine
200. surreptitious Sneaky
201. susurrus Producing a hushing sound, like flowing water.
202. sweetheart
203. sycamore
204. symbiosis Interdependence of two different species.
205. syzygy The direct opposition of two heavenly bodies.

Comments:
niveous- snow-like? I love how there are words in the English language that are "like" something else that would be more obvious to use. This word in a sentence would look something like, "Hey, Mandy it's snowy out here!" "Tiffany, (insert eye roll here) you mean niveous...my goodness Mandy. Get literate."
odalisque- do we really need another word for concumbine? I think one word pretty much covers it.
oi- sweet.
oleander- A poisonous Eurasian evergreen shrub (Nerium oleander) having fragrant white, rose, or purple flowers, whorled leaves, and long...charm is deceitful and beauty is vain.
panopoly- A complete set, I need a panopoly of socks. Mismatching is only funny when you don't have to wear mismathcing work socks to the gym. Dork alert.
potamophilous- "loving rivers"....this is funny to me- I wonder what the word is for those who hate rivers, antipotamophilous? Sounds like a Greek surname.
pyrrhic- "victorious despite heavy losses"...I wish I knew how to pronounce this word, because when you have no idea what to say to someone who is dealing with deep loss, this would be perfect.
scintillate- in other words...a sun-soaked Edward Cullen...(To sparkle with brilliant light)
seraglio- "Housing for a harem"? What is up with this list, concubine, harem... what's the dealio?
smithereens- like confetti, yippee!
susurrus- "Producing a hushing sound, like flowing water." Just saying this word sounds like shhhhhhhhh...this cracks me up. This word is a yoga video in and of itself.
syzygy- The direct opposition of two heavenly bodies- hmm...like Jolie and Pitt? *dumb pun intended

The Most Beautiful Words in the English Language Part. 3

105. if
106. imbricate To overlap to form a regular pattern.
107. imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation.
108. imbue To infuse, instill.
109. incipient Beginning, in an early stage.
110. ingénue A naïve young woman.
111. inspissate To thicken.
112. inure To jade.
113. jejune Dull; childish.
114. jonquil
115. kangaroo
116. lagniappe A gift given to a customer for their patronage.
117. lagoon A small gulf or inlet in the sea.
118. languor Listlessness, inactivity.
119. lassitude Weariness, listlessness.
120. laughter The response to something funny.
121. liberty
122. lilt To move musically or lively, to have a lively sound.
123. lithe Slender and flexible.
124. lollipop
125. loquacious Talkative.
126. love
127. lovely
128. lullaby
129. luminous
130. luxuriant Thick, lavish.
131. marigold
132. meandering
133. mellifluous Sweet-sounding.
134. melody
135. mignonette
136. missive A message or letter.
137. mist
138. moiety One of two equal parts, a half.
139. moment
140. mondegreen A misanalyzed phrase.
141. mother
142. murmuring
143. myrrh

Comments:
if- I absolutely agree that this is one of the most amazing words in the English Language. It creates endless possibilities for anyone who chooses to believe that anything can happen if you believe.
ingenue- This drums up an image of innocence. Which, "innocent" by the way, didn't make the "I" list! Hmmm...not happy about that.
kangaroo- another discrepancy with this list....there is no other K words listed?? What about kryptonite, kabob, kaleidoscope, kamikaze, karma, Kauai, kazoo.....? You get the point. K words are just too much fun to not include.
lagoon- this word is a languid retreat into the depths of cool water- ahhhhhhhhh. While, in the dead of winter this may not seem so refreshing, it is a great mental escape for those of us in cement prisons, shackled by our Macs and to-do lists.
lilt- rock on.
love- over-used and misunderstood? Yes. But, this word is our soul's most powerful component. It captures a snapshot of heaven in this fallen world when we actually get it right. Awe-inspiring.
lollipop- yummy.
mignonette- Anything that makes me feel like I can speak french is beautiful in my book. Vinegar and shallots anyone?
moment- If anything can change in one of these, bring it on!
mother- we all have one...and some of the lucky ones can make this word synonymous with best friend.

The Most Beautiful Words in the English Language Part 2

40. damask
41. dawn
42. delicacy
43. destiny
44. desuetude Disuse.
45. diaphanous Filmy.
46. diffuse Spread out, not focused or concentrated.
47. dulcet Sweet, sugary.
48. ebullient Bubbling with enthusiasm.
49. effervescent Bubbly.
50. efflorescence Flowering, the opening of buds or a bloom.
51. elixir A good potion.
52. elysium Any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise.
53. emollient A softener.
54. encomium A spoken or written work in praise of someone.
55. inglenook The place beside the fireplace.
56. enthusiasm
57. ephemeral Short-lived.
58. epicure A person who enjoys fine living, especially food and drink.
59. epiphany A sudden revelation.
60. erstwhile At one time, for a time.
61. eschew To reject or avoid.
62. esculent Edible.
63. esoteric Understood only by a small group of specialists.
64. eternity
65. ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
66. etiolate White from no contact with light.
67. evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
68. explosion
69. extravaganza
70. exuberant Enthusiastic, excited.
71. fantastic
72. fawn
73. felicitous Pleasing.
74. fescue A variety of grass favored for pastures.
75. flabbergasted
76. flip-flop
77. foudroyant Dazzling.
78. fragile Very, very delicate.
79. freedom
80. fugacious Running, escaping.
81. fuselage
82. galaxy
83. gambol To skip or leap about joyfully.
84. gazebo
85. giggle
86. glamour Beauty.
87. golden
88. gorgeous
89. gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk.
90. gothic
91. grace
92. gracious
93. gum
94. halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free.
95. harbors of memory
96. hen-night
97. hiccup
98. hilarious
99. hippopotamus
100. hodgepodge
101. home
102. hope
103. hush
104. hymeneal Having to do with a wedding.

Comments:
damask- isn't that synonymous with Old Spice? And if so...I'm sorry. Not beautiful.
ebullient and effervescent - both point back to bubbly- I can't help but love the happiness that both of these words provide. Celebrate!
efflorescence- Hands down...one of my favorite words of all time. To bloom is to grow in the most beautiful of ways.
elysium- Absolute happiness...I have to say the letter E is rocking my world.
inglenook- Besides this word being awesome as it describes "the place next to the fireplace" which I would call the floor, or the wall- I am pretty sure that it doesn't start with E.
esoteric- so this word is reserved for only a small group of specialists, but is that the definition or is this special force of "esoteric" gurus the only people that hold the key to understanding it?
fugacious- Spell check doesn't like this one, but to escape...ahhh, lovely!
halcyon- A bright spot in my day.
hymeneal- What in the world? This is something having to do with a wedding...I'm concerned. This seems a little graphic for the wedding party. Yikes!

The Most Beautiful Words in the English Language Part 1

I stumbled across this lovely list on Listology. This is just Part 1 A-C

adroit Dexterous, agile.
adumbrate To very gently suggest.
aestivate To summer, to spend the summer.
ailurophile A cat-lover.
amaryllis Bulbous plants which have large red or pink flowers.
anemone Any of various plants of the buttercup family, having petal-like sepals.
aqua A light greenish-blue color.
asphodel Plants having white, pink, or yellow flowers in elongated clusters.
banana Herbs having a crown of large, entire leaves and a hanging cluster of fruits.
beatific Befitting an angel or saint.
beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.
blandiloquent Beautiful and flattering.
bliss
blossom
blue
bobolink
bubble
bumblebee
butterfly
caliginous Dark and misty.
camellia
cerulean
chalice
champagne An effervescent wine.
chatoyant Like a cat's eye.
chattanooga
cherish
chiaroscuro The arrangement of dark and light elements in a picture.
chimes
choas The exponential divergence of two arbitrarily close points in phase space.
cockle A heart-shaped bivalve or a garden flower.
coconut
colporteur A book peddler.
conflate To blend together, to combine different things.
cosmopolitan
cozy
cuspidor
cute
cynosure A focal point of admiration.

Comments:
amaryllis- while I do love this word, it's description may hold one of the uglier words in the English Language: bulbous. Yuck-o.
ailurophile- It means cat lover, and I am sure it rolls of the tongue like smooth butter...but the suffix "phile" makes me shiver just a little.
bobolink- Love it!
chatoyant- This is "like a cat's eye", unless you are describing a jewel I wonder when you would use this word. Makes me laugh.
cockle- Not so sure it's beautiful, but fun? Um..yes.
colporteur- I would like to think I am one of these, book peddler's, what a great trade.
cozy- One of my absolutely favorite words, and proof that good things come in small packages

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