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Words You Just Love To Read

It's hard to put your finger on why, but some words are just beautiful. These are some of my favorites to see on a page.

A

  • achromatic
  • aeon
  • anosmia
  • antediluvian
  • argle-bargle
  • aurora
  • autumn
  • azimuth

B

  • bioluminescence
  • braggadocious
  • broccoli

C

  • coalescence
  • conciliatory
  • crepuscular
  • cretaceous
  • crystalline

D

  • deciduous
  • defenestrate
  • deooxyribonucleic acid
  • didactic
  • discordant
  • dodecahedron

E

  • elastic
  • elegiac
  • endeavor
  • entourage
  • ephemeral
  • epistemology
  • ethereal
  • exacerbate
  • exquisite

F

  • feckless
  • furuncle

G

  • gaunt
  • gossamer

H

  • heliotrope
  • hummingbird

I

  • indubitably
  • infinitesimal
  • insinuate
  • iridescent

J

  • juxtapose

L

  • lackadaisically
  • lamentation
  • lepidoptera
  • liminal
  • lithe
  • loquacious
  • lullaby

M

  • macabre
  • machiavellian
  • malefactor
  • melancholia
  • mellifluous

N

  • numinous

O

  • october
  • onomatopoeia
  • opaque

P

  • parhelion
  • persnickety
  • perspicacious

Q

  • quintessence

R

  • requiem
  • ricochet
  • rococo
  • rudimentary

S

  • salubrious
  • scrumptious
  • serendipity
  • shenanigans
  • shroud
  • silhouette
  • slake
  • snickerdoodles
  • subcutaneous
  • sumptuous
  • susurrus
  • sycophant
  • synecdoche

T

  • translucent
  • tumultuous

V

  • voracious

Z

  • zenith