Comments on: The Most Beautiful Words in English

By: Marina C

Marina C — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:48:48 +0000

I’m portuguese and I’m very proud to see that beautiful word “saudade” is on the list. In fact, I use it almost everyday to tell my boyfriend how much I miss him, because we’re far away from each other. That’s a really meaningful word to me. I also loved “susurrus” because it sounds like “susurro” in portuguese, with the same meaning.

By: Christine H

Christine H — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:36:46 +0000

My favorite word is “plenipotentiary.”

By: Adam Winters

Adam Winters — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:43:55 +0000

… My girlfriend’s last name is Saudade. I just hope it doesnt take on that meaning anytime soon.

By: ButterKit

ButterKit — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:46:49 +0000

“bobolink” seems jarringly out of place in that list…

By: Akshaya Kumar Jena

Akshaya Kumar Jena — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:46:23 +0000

My list of other beautiful words encompasses the following twenty:luscious, delicious,cynosure,cornucopia, aura, grace,bloom, poise, elan, zest,romantic,lovey-dovey, dream,debonaire,scintillating, evoke,enthusiasm, thrall,fantabulous and majestic.

By: Akshaya Kumar Jena

Akshaya Kumar Jena — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:27:37 +0000

Is not “beauty” the most beautiful word after the word “mother”?

By: keith

keith — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:46:21 +0000

It was suggested that “MEMORY”was selected after mother over celophane. I hope I spelled it correctly.

By: saleem.khan

saleem.khan — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:53:23 +0000

good words

By: Peatjam

Peatjam — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:57:30 +0000

Where the heck did the word epythymy come from? Did this word exist before this popularity contest? All searches only return this site or someone using it as their name. It’s also not in the OED or my handy-dandy Websters.

By: coming by

coming by — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:40:56 +0000

it’s not “Poshlust,” but more like poshlost’. It’s no “Nabakov.” It’s Nabokov.