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Aaron Poochigian 04-11-2017 09:43 AM

Favorite Words
 
1.) Throstle
2.) Lingerie
3.) Widdershins

What you got?

Aaron Novick 04-11-2017 09:47 AM

Felicity

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John Isbell 04-11-2017 09:49 AM

Boustrophedon.

I remember a childhood fairy tale (Irish, i think) where they go round the church three times widdershins to enter the fairy realm. I've liked the word since then.

Andrew Szilvasy 04-11-2017 11:32 AM

Petrichor
Saudade
Lutulent

Aaron Poochigian 04-11-2017 11:42 AM

Yeah, "petrichor" has īchōr (ἰχώρ) the blood of the gods in it. Pretty good, pretty good. Keep 'em comin'.

RCL 04-11-2017 12:17 PM

curmudgeon
callous
cantor

John Isbell 04-11-2017 12:20 PM

My favorite German word is Äpfel. But I also like Kartoffelsalat.

Aaron Novick 04-11-2017 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCL (Post 393164)
curmudgeon
callous
cantor

Subtle.

I just learned the word 'rorqual' from D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, and I am very glad to know it.

Max Goodman 04-11-2017 01:10 PM

I have favorite words I overuse. One favorite I've never yet been able to use: eftsoons

in Hungarian: szerecsendió

Susan McLean 04-11-2017 02:31 PM

incunabula
fichu

I really like saying them, but have never used them in a poem.

Susan


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