Favorite word in the English language?

What are some of your favorite words in the English language? For the sake of convenience, let us include words with either phonetic or semantic properties as admissible. A word can either sound beautiful or define something beautiful. I'm curious to see some of the responses!! This can include words that you find compelling, if not "beautiful" per se.

Here are a few of mine:

Riddle
Quizzical
Oblivion
Ethereal
Ineffable
Ancient
Demure
Diaphanous
Pleiades
Infuse
Enduring
Corridor
Abide
Cloak
Cascade
Forbidden
Phantom
Chalice
Opulent
Sphere
Zenith
Amorphous
Ellipsis
Esoteric
Aurora
Purr

Oh and let's just get "cellar door" over with.

The list goes on...

Hoax
left-wing
right-wing
alien
ufo
ron paul
war
chemtrail
testicles

Oh! I thought your post said most frequently used words by ATS'ers

Pleasure

quizzing. When placed correctly it can be worth almost 200 points in Scrabble

Another line.

reply to post by ThirdMind


I wonder if there is any software available that could actually do a word count to see the most frequently used words on this site. That would make for an interesting read.

reply to post by followtheevidence


This is such a difficult question to answer, but I'll try my best...

Euphemism
Idiosyncratic
Majestic
Eccentric
Vexed
Poem
Logorrhea

reply to post by IEtherianSoul9


Oooo I like euphemism! Good one. Star for you.

reply to post by followtheevidence


I say we invent one!

Ooooh, mine is 'Discombobulation'

2nd

Peace

reply to post by followtheevidence


maybe
possibly
plausible
recollect
recall
memory
alleged
claim
insinuate
manipulate
constitute

These are words used to sidestep the truth. I like them.

I actually like saying : Wrath

( with evil voice ) Bow down to me or feel my WRATH!!!

Weird because I'm not thaaat evil! ^^

reply to post by followtheevidence

[color=C0FF8A]shorn

Actually, I don't like that word at all. I read it in an article this morning, and thought it was a typo until I searched it. I was hoping to forget about it. I blame your thread title for causing me to remember it, so I figured I would share it.



ETA

Originally posted by User8911

( with evil voice ) Bow down to me or feel my WRATH!!!

Whats 'option C'??

I'm not gonna choose either of those.
I'm not gonna bow, and I sure as hell don't wanna feel it, no matter what you call it!!

Most of the uncommon english words actually come from french, a lot of the words you seem to like are derived or directly from french.

reply to post by followtheevidence


Dude, you should play Anarchy Online, like half of the words you like are often in the game.

reply to post by User8911


What is this anarchy online that you speak of?

bamboozled and mischievous are two of my favorites words.

I can honestly say that this is my favorite word of all time:
Billy

I like:

Resplendence
Elegance
Stupidity
Moronic
Filibuster
Gastronomic
Queue
Theatrical
Monstrosity

These are my current favourite words. Ask me tomorrow and they will have probably changed.

"watermelonology" -the study of watermelons. (From an episode of home inprovment where they are playing scrabble.

real words:
frigate
starlight
henge
colour
my made up words (blackadder's made up words)
interfrasticly
anus-peptic
Contrafribblarites
phrasmotic
compunctious
pericombobulation
pendigestatery
interludicule