I do it for teh lulz ^^

April 23, 2009

I’ve come to the conclusion that I have entirely too many favorite words to list along the side of my blog, so I’ve decided to write a post designed exclusively to make a list (in no specific order) of my favorite words.

1) Ethereal
Adjective
Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.

2) Uncanny
Adjective
Strange or mysteries, especially in an unsettling way.

3) Pensive
Adjective
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

4) Multifaceted
Adjective
Having many facets.

5) Diminutive
Adjective
Extremely or unusually small.

6) Melancholy
Noun
A deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness.

7) Dysphemism
Noun
A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one, such as “loony bin” for “mental hospital.”

8) Vast
Adjective
Of very great extent or quantity; immense.

9) Disdain
Noun
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

10) Fragile
Adjective
(of an object) easily broken or damaged.
• flimsy or insubstantial; easily destroyed.
• (of a person) not strong or sturdy; delicate and vulnerable.

11) Arbitrary
Adjective
Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

12) Ambidextrous
Adjective
(of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well.
• (of an implement) designed to be used by left-handed and right-handed people with equal ease.

13) Eloquent
Adjective
Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing : an eloquent speech.
• clearly expressing or indicating something.

14) Cadence
Noun
1 A modulation or inflection of the voice.
• such a modulation in reading aloud as implied by the structure and ordering of words and phrases in written text.
• a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
• rhythm.
2 In music, a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase.

15) Obscure
Adjective
Not discovered or known about; uncertain.
• not clearly expressed or easily understood.
• not important or well known.
• hard to make out or define; vague.
• (of a color) not sharply defined.

16) Unswerving
Adjective
Not changing or becoming weaker; steady or constant

17) Silhouette
Noun
The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, esp. in dim light.
• a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically colored in solid black.

18) Aloft
Adjective
Up in or into the air; overhead.

19) Aerial
Adjective
Existing, happening, or operating in the air.
• coming or carried out from the air, esp. using aircraft.
• (of part of a plant) growing above ground.
• (of a bird) spending much of its time in flight.
• of or in the atmosphere.
• insubstantial and hard to grasp or define.

20) Singular
Adjective
Exceptionally good or great; remarkable.
• strange or eccentric in some respect.

21) Decrepit
Adjective
Elderly or infirm.
• worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

22) Facetious
Adjective
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

This has been ‘Favorite Words’ with Tamerah Anderson. Tune in next time when Tamerah discusses her favorite punctuation. It’s bound to be a riot.

3 Responses to “I do it for teh lulz ^^”

  1. These words aren’t just fun to say – they are aesthetically pleasing too… I love the way some of them look… like obscure and aerial… :) Good choices all around. :)

  2. LOL… I like the ending paragraph. :)
    “Tune in next time”

  3. Whoops—that one up there was actually me…

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