Expansive Lingua

Dionysus35
Dionysus35 Posts: 74 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
So, I've been told by numerous people throughout the years that I have a rather expansive vocabulary. I love words... So, I thought it might be fun to start a thread and share some of our favorite words. I'll get us started:

1. Matriculate
2. Impale
3. Infarction -just fun to say....

I could go on and on, but would love to hear from others.
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  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    Here are a few of my favorite words:

    Adhedonic - Characterized by the absence of pleasure or the inability to experience it
    Perscipacity - Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding
    Tumescent - Swollen

    And a good one for this site with simple Latin roots:
    Postprandial - After lunch

    I'll stop by and drop a few more if they come to mind. Cheers.
    -wtk
  • SammieGetsFit
    SammieGetsFit Posts: 432 Member
    1. Habitual
    2. Quintessential
    3. Atrophy

    Not really "favorites" just a few words that jumped to mind when I thought, "What are some fun words?" :happy:
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    scintillating and chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg are fun to say.
  • Dionysus35
    Dionysus35 Posts: 74 Member
    escatological

    philanthropic
  • Dionysus35
    Dionysus35 Posts: 74 Member
    Here are a few of my favorite words:

    Adhedonic - Characterized by the absence of pleasure or the inability to experience it
    Perscipacity - Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding
    Tumescent - Swollen

    And a good one for this site with simple Latin roots:
    Postprandial - After lunch

    I'll stop by and drop a few more if they come to mind. Cheers.
    -wtk

    Dude, those were all awesome. Thanks for sharing.
  • Krys_140
    Krys_140 Posts: 648 Member
    I SO thought this was going in another direction. I read "lengua", which is tongue in Spanish. Not that there's anything wrong with a thorough grasp of the English language, but I was looking forward to learning more about the benefits of an expansive lengua. :wink:

    Having said ALL that, here are some of my favorite words:
    Exacerbate
    Concatenate
    Eponymous

    BTW: Infarction is farking TONS of fun to say.
  • Krys_140
    Krys_140 Posts: 648 Member
    Here are a few of my favorite words:

    Adhedonic - Characterized by the absence of pleasure or the inability to experience it
    Perscipacity - Acuteness of perception, discernment, or understanding
    Tumescent - Swollen

    And a good one for this site with simple Latin roots:
    Postprandial - After lunch

    I'll stop by and drop a few more if they come to mind. Cheers.
    -wtk
    Ah - tumescent reminded me of another favorite. Turgid. Good stuff. :bigsmile:
  • Dionysus35
    Dionysus35 Posts: 74 Member
    Anachronistic is also another favorite.
  • jkandktmom
    jkandktmom Posts: 1,010 Member
    Melancholy
    Titillating
    Cornucopia
    Cunninling

    those are first one I thought of.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    Indubitably
    Crapulous
    Katzenjammer
    Befuddle
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    coalescing is fun to say as well
  • Dionysus35
    Dionysus35 Posts: 74 Member
    My favorite instrument is the glockenspiel or dulcimer hammer. :)
  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    A few more:

    Aperçu - A quick glance, immediate judgment, summary
    Eudemonia - Happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason
    Filiopiestistic - Excessively concerned with reverence to tradition
    Iniquitous - Sinful, wicked
    Sylph - Slender, graceful woman

    Another for this site:
    Sudorific - Causing sweat

    Cheers.
    -wtk
  • Turtlehurdle
    Turtlehurdle Posts: 412 Member
    1.-Antediluvian : made, evolved, or developed a long time ago

    2.- Moribund

    3.- Anacreontic
  • SlimSammy2012
    SlimSammy2012 Posts: 893 Member
    - dog
    -Cat
    - car
    Supercalifragilisticexpealidocius.....
  • smiley245
    smiley245 Posts: 420 Member
    clandestine
    troglodyte
    vacuous
    cataclysmic

    discombobulate and scintillating are a few that I use that my son actually loves hearing lol
  • supatim
    supatim Posts: 239 Member
    Apoplectic
    Paradigm
    Imbue

    n shit
  • skinnybearlyndsay
    skinnybearlyndsay Posts: 798 Member
    onomatopoeia
    luminescence

    In Spanish: paraguas
  • supatim
    supatim Posts: 239 Member
    ALSO - my personal all-time FAV...

    Cunnilingus
  • smiley245
    smiley245 Posts: 420 Member
    ALSO - my personal all-time FAV...

    Cunnilingus

    :o.....can't teach my kids that one!!

    eviscerate
    facetious
    undulation <---just cause it is fun to say.
    Had a boss who would pronounce idiosyncrasy like id-ee-oh-SING-CRAZY (or crazies )
    This made me want to punch her in the face :laugh:
  • Dionysus35
    Dionysus35 Posts: 74 Member
    ALSO - my personal all-time FAV...

    Cunnilingus

    Oh, I figured that would show up eventually.....
  • dhakiyya
    dhakiyya Posts: 481 Member
    the best new word I've learned so far today is moonlet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlet

    I also looked up a couple of the words on this thread so far although I knew most of them already, so I'm learning a few new words today :)
  • GretchenReine
    GretchenReine Posts: 1,275 Member
    clandestine
    troglodyte
    vacuous
    cataclysmic

    discombobulate and scintillating are a few that I use that my son actually loves hearing lol

    Not sure why but I love to say discombobulate!
  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    Alacrity - A joyful readiness or willingness
    Entelechy - A realization of actuality as opposed to potentiality
    Neoterism - An innovation of language; the use of new words, terms, or idioms
    Physiognomy - The art of judging a person's character based upon the appearance of his or her face
    Purloin - To steal

    Cheers.
    -wtk
  • MalSponseller
    MalSponseller Posts: 217 Member
    Acephalous - without a head

    Often used for a piece of literature that's missing it's beginning.
  • Speazzy
    Speazzy Posts: 79 Member
    Pensive

    Veracious

    Capricious

    Assiduous

    Just a few of mine!!
  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    Banausic - Practical [Editor's Note: Unlike this word], Utilitarian
    Bellicose - Agitated, combative; Ready to fight
    Ectopic - Out of place
    Larrup - Beat, thrash

    Sorry to play necromancer, but I liked this topic.
    -wtk
  • Amryfal
    Amryfal Posts: 225 Member
    aubergine - the one that had my workshop-mates scratching their heads.

    i'm sure i could come up with a plethora. i've been informed that people need a dictionary to converse with me. i've toned it down considerably since i rather prefer to communicate with people.
  • MD1978
    MD1978 Posts: 477 Member
    Cantankerous
    Cumin
    Phlebotomist

    Just fun to say!
  • DarkNebula84
    DarkNebula84 Posts: 445 Member
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    seriously!!!!! It is a tobacco mosaic virus and is in a chemical book lol
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