Estrella Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 right now I like the word complacently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 superfluous Don't know why, but it sounds nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Simpson Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 pixelated best word ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I love that word too! I have deep resevoirs of love for so many words. There are words I hate too, but that's a different thread Please start one then I could say "trustee" - ours are anything but trustworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Notorious... Pivotal... and as a curiosity the biggest word on the portuguese alphabet... inconstitucionalissimamente (even more than unconstitutionally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Notorious...Pivotal... and as a curiosity the biggest word on the portuguese alphabet... inconstitucionalissimamente (even more than unconstitutionally) I'm going to use that somehow - I don't know how, but I will On the subject of long words - this is the longest in English (and used to come up on a daytime word quiz a lot ) FLOCCI*NAUCINI*HILIPIL*IFICATION an estimation of something as worthless. "This is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Interestingly the most common letter in English, E, does not appear in this word at all, whilst I occurs a total of nine times. The word dates back to 1741. The 1992 Guinness Book of World Records calls flocci*nauci*nihili*pilification the longest real word in the Oxford English Dictionary, and refers to pneumono*ultra*micro*scopic*silico*volcano*koniosis as the longest made-up one." I don't know how one word is "real" and the other is "made up" Oh - another favourite of mine - moribund It's a nice round word PS - I don't know where those asterisks come from. I didn't put them in:sneaky2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Sky Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 PS - I don't know where those asterisks come from. I didn't put them in:sneaky2: Do you think the MFC server recognizes a good long word when it sees it, and realises we need help with the syllables?? Edit: one of my faves is thesaurus, but then say it as if you have a lisp. A thethauruth...with a lithp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Copious. As in, "there are copious amounts of chicken wings". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I'm going to use that somehow - I don't know how, but I will On the subject of long words - this is the longest in English (and used to come up on a daytime word quiz a lot ) FLOCCI*NAUCINI*HILIPIL*IFICATION an estimation of something as worthless. "This is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Interestingly the most common letter in English, E, does not appear in this word at all, whilst I occurs a total of nine times. The word dates back to 1741. The 1992 Guinness Book of World Records calls flocci*nauci*nihili*pilification the longest real word in the Oxford English Dictionary, and refers to pneumono*ultra*micro*scopic*silico*volcano*koniosis as the longest made-up one." I don't know how one word is "real" and the other is "made up" Oh - another favourite of mine - moribund It's a nice round word PS - I don't know where those asterisks come from. I didn't put them in:sneaky2: And no E's whatsoever...curious as it is the most used in Portuguese... weird ****... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77red Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 voluptuous Another delicious Latin Derivative! (I'm sorry, derivatives make me way too happy when I see them, especially from one of my favorite words like "Voluptas"!). That's an amazing word, but I had to get my friend to tell me how to pronounce it:naughty:. flippantfrolic CHICKEN! ample fabulous persnickety That's a great one! Persnickety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I have a few words I really like bizarre bamboozle cantankerous demented (especially when Mika says it, I don't know why!) cornucopia I'm sure there are more but it's late and I'm tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Yeah I know, same here. I was using the word "fantastical" (which I still think is a real word) but my mom said it wasn't real so she told me to use "phantasmagoria" I always thought fantastical was a real word. How strange! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Ha! I knew someone would put this! I think fantastical is a real word, too. I used to use it all the time! But I like phantasmagoria a lot, too. another of mine: sururrus it means - a gentle murmer Ummm, isn't it suSurrus? Thank Terry Pratchett for me knowing that word. He makes such a big deal out of it in his book Wee Free Men and then when I went and read back through other Discworld books, I found that he uses it at least once in almost every book. Hmmm, words that I like.... uvula is a word I have a love/hate relationship with, because I find it weird to pronounce. rubicund is another intruiging one. portly statuesque diminutive bivouac reconnoitre and a little phrase.... anthropomorphic personification! Love that one!! I'm sure I'll be back but that's it for the moment. My brain has dried up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Oooh, how could I forget? My most favourite word of all.... Chocolate!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Oooh, how could I forget? My most favourite word of all.... Chocolate!!!! thanks, now i just gained 10 lbs cuz you mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbm Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I always thought fantastical was a real word. How strange! It probably is one....keep using it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 my favorite word in 5th grade was antidisestablismentarianism i was so proud of myself:lol3: i like the word photosynthesis...don't know why...oh and calamities! i think of clams all stressed out,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 my favorite word in 5th grade was antidisestablismentarianism i was so proud of myself:lol3: Have you seen that Dairy Queen commerical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Just thought of another word I love... Stroppy. I can almost imagine the word pouting and acting all tired and, well, stroppy. My nearly-four-year-old has been doing a lot of this lately:naughty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Another one came up at dinner... Tautology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmindreda Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 Here's a word I don't like: grotesque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmindreda Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 That thread is over there:http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17884 fine, but I'm the one who started this thread..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmindreda Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 fine, but I'm the one who started this thread..... I also like the word 'cheeky' It's fun to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 PEDANTIC!!! I love this thread SO MUCH! Everybody keeps coming up with the best words! And there are so many of them around this place! Yes, pedantic is a good word. I can't say 'cheek' without thinking of Mika's teeth anymore! Cheeks and teeth are good words. I love double vowels! That reminds me of the game "Aunt Hetty". We played it in primary school on a hiking camp. It helped me to not become too bored whilst walking, cos my brain was busy trying to work out the puzzle. Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes.... trees, but she doesn't like leaves. Me: ???? Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes rooms but she doesn't like houses. Me ???? Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes food but she doesn't like drink. Me:???? A couple of days pass in this fashion......... Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes swimming but she doesn't like to swim. Me: (light finally dawning) OH! Aunt Hetty likes things with double letters!!! It was fun and really kept me occupied for a while. I was about 11, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmindreda Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 And there are so many of them around this place! Yes, pedantic is a good word. That reminds me of the game "Aunt Hetty". We played it in primary school on a hiking camp. It helped me to not become too bored whilst walking, cos my brain was busy trying to work out the puzzle. Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes.... trees, but she doesn't like leaves. Me: ???? Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes rooms but she doesn't like houses. Me ???? Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes food but she doesn't like drink. Me:???? A couple of days pass in this fashion......... Teacher: Aunt Hetty likes swimming but she doesn't like to swim. Me: (light finally dawning) OH! Aunt Hetty likes things with double letters!!! It was fun and really kept me occupied for a while. I was about 11, I think. ooo! I've played a variation of that game! It was something like: I'm going on a picnic and I'm taking_______ but in this one you could choose your own quirk Quirk! I love that word too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmindreda Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 HAHAHA!!! The only joke I've ever written would not exist without all of my quirks. What does an odd duck say? QUIRK! QUIRK! (I swear, I'm the only person on the planet who thinks my joke is funny, but I still love it!) I thought it was funny. Maybe it's just the mood I'm in right now, but I laughed loud enough for my sister to say, "What's so funny?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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