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15 Of The Most Beautiful Words In The English Language

Jordan Melinda Washington
Sep 22, 2015
UNC Asheville
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15 Of The Most Beautiful Words In The English Language
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Here's a few things I feel everyone must know about me. First and foremost, I am a philocalist. Secondly, I am prone to fall prey to wanderlust. And thirdly, there are many moments when I suffer from the common "disease" of clinomania.

While these three little tidbits about me are completely true, it was really more of an excuse to show off my vocabulary. Now, whether any of these words made you think, "Hey! I know what that means!" or even, "What the heck? Is that even a word?" be prepared to see them again in this post, along with many others like them.

I am an avid member of Pinterest, and I have recently created a board that is going to be entirely dedicated to words I've found that have intrigued me. I wanted to share a few of my favorite words so far, and I wonder, as I often do in my moments of deep sonder, if any of these will become your favorites as well.

1. Kalopsia

2. Hiraeth

3. Wanderlust

4. Pluviophile


5. Sonder

6. Philocalist


7. Eleutheromania

8. Metanoia

9. Vagary

10. Heliophilia

11. Eunoia

12. Iridescent

13. Amaranthine

14. Clinomania

15. Zemblanity


Now you know 15 of my favorite English words. Don't see one of your favorites on this list? Comment the word and its definition below. And don't forget to share this article and the amaranthine words in it with others!

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