{"id":2150,"date":"2011-03-21T19:45:23","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T18:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.braintank.ch\/wp\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2016-08-22T20:06:49","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:06:49","slug":"the-100-most-beautiful-words-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/braintank.ch\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Added these<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>flabergasted<\/strong> To be dazed and confused<\/li>\n<li><strong>gobsmacked<\/strong> To be astounded; astonished<\/li>\n<li><strong>gosh<\/strong> &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>after i found this one <a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/xu21rf6pu8\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A-Words<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ailurophile<\/strong> A cat-lover.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemblage<\/strong> A gathering.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Becoming<\/strong> Attractive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>B-Words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beleaguer <\/strong>To exhaust with attacks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brood <\/strong>To think alone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bucolic <\/strong>In a lovely rural setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>C-Words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chatoyant <\/strong>Like a cat\u2019s eye.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comely <\/strong>Attractive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conflate <\/strong>To blend together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cynosure <\/strong>A\u00a0focal point of admiration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>D-Word<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dalliance <\/strong>A brief love affair.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demesne <\/strong>Dominion, territory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demure <\/strong>Shy and reserved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denouement <\/strong>The resolution of a mystery.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desuetude <\/strong>Disuse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desultory <\/strong>Slow, sluggish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diaphanous <\/strong>Filmy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dissemble <\/strong>Deceive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dulcet <\/strong>Sweet, sugary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>E-Words<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ebullience <\/strong>Bubbling enthusiasm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effervescent <\/strong>Bubbly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Efflorescence <\/strong>Flowering, blooming.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elision <\/strong>Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elixir <\/strong>A good potion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eloquence <\/strong>Beauty and persuasion in speech.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Embrocation <\/strong>Rubbing on a lotion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emollient <\/strong>A softener.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ephemeral <\/strong>Short-lived.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epiphany <\/strong>A sudden revelation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erstwhile <\/strong>At one time, for a time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethereal <\/strong>Gaseous, invisible but detectable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evanescent <\/strong>Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evocative <\/strong>Suggestive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>F to Z Words<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fetching <\/strong>Pretty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Felicity <\/strong>Pleasantness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forbearance <\/strong>Withholding response to provocation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fugacious <\/strong>Fleeting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Furtive <\/strong>Shifty, sneaky.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gambol <\/strong>To skip or leap about joyfully.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glamour <\/strong>Beauty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gossamer <\/strong>The finest piece of thread, a spider\u2019s silk.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Halcyon <\/strong>Happy, sunny, care-free.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harbinger <\/strong>Messenger with news of the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imbrication <\/strong>Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imbroglio <\/strong>An altercation or complicated situation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imbue <\/strong>To infuse, instill.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incipient <\/strong>Beginning, in an early stage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ineffable <\/strong>Unutterable, inexpressible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ing\u00e9nue <\/strong>A na\u00efve young woman.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inglenook <\/strong>A cozy nook by the hearth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insouciance <\/strong>Blithe nonchalance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inure <\/strong>To become jaded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Labyrinthine <\/strong>Twisting and turning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lagniappe <\/strong>A special kind of gift.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lagoon <\/strong>A small gulf or inlet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Languor <\/strong>Listlessness, inactivity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lassitude <\/strong>Weariness, listlessness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leisure <\/strong>Free time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lilt <\/strong>To move musically or lively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lissome <\/strong>Slender and graceful.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lithe <\/strong>Slender and flexible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Love <\/strong>Deep affection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mellifluous <\/strong>Sweet sounding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moiety <\/strong>One of two equal parts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mondegreen <\/strong>A slip of the ear.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Murmurous <\/strong>Murmuring.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nemesis <\/strong>An unconquerable archenemy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offing <\/strong>The sea between the horizon and the offshore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Onomatopoeia <\/strong>A word that sounds like its meaning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opulent <\/strong>Lush, luxuriant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palimpsest <\/strong>A manuscript written over earlier ones.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panacea <\/strong>A solution for all problems<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panoply <\/strong>A complete set.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pastiche <\/strong>An art work combining materials from various sources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Penumbra <\/strong>A half-shadow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Petrichor <\/strong>The smell of earth after rain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plethora <\/strong>A large quantity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Propinquity <\/strong>An inclination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pyrrhic <\/strong>Successful with heavy losses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quintessential <\/strong>Most essential.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ratatouille <\/strong>A spicy French stew.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ravel <\/strong>To knit or unknit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redolent <\/strong>Fragrant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Riparian <\/strong>By the bank of a stream.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ripple <\/strong>A very small wave.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scintilla <\/strong>A spark or very small thing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sempiternal <\/strong>Eternal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seraglio <\/strong>Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serendipity <\/strong>Finding something nice while looking for something else.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summery <\/strong>Light, delicate or warm and sunny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sumptuous <\/strong>Lush, luxurious.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surreptitious <\/strong>Secretive, sneaky.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susquehanna <\/strong>A river in Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susurrous <\/strong>Whispering, hissing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Talisman <\/strong>A good luck charm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tintinnabulation <\/strong>Tinkling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Umbrella <\/strong>Protection from sun or rain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Untoward <\/strong>Unseemly, inappropriate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vestigial <\/strong>In trace amounts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wafture <\/strong>Waving.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wherewithal <\/strong>The means.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Woebegone <\/strong>Sorrowful, downcast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Added these flabergasted To be dazed and confused gobsmacked To be astounded; astonished gosh &#8230; after i found this one here. A-Words Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. B-Words: Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. C-Words: Chatoyant Like a cat\u2019s eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[486],"class_list":["post-2150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-100-beautiful-english-words","missing-thumbnail"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":454,"url":"https:\/\/braintank.ch\/?p=454","url_meta":{"origin":2150,"position":0},"title":"Project Management: More wise words","author":"admin","date":"17. April 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Heute hatten wir wieder einmal Sitzungen mit unseren Freunden. 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