BEAUTIFUL WORDS

Of the 100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language which have “been carefully researched and written up in small essays designed to increase the beauty of our conversations...”

These are my top 20.

Bucolic -- In a lovely rural setting.
Conflate -- To blend together
Cynosure -- A focal point of admiration
Denouement -- The resolution of a mystery
Ebullience -- Bubbling enthusiasm
Epiphany -- A sudden revelation
Erstwhile -- At one time, for a time
Felicity -- Pleasantness
Gambol -- To skip or leap about joyfully
Halcyon -- Happy, sunny, care-free
Inglenook -- A cozy nook by the hearth
Lagniappe -- A special kind of gift
Lilt -- To move musically or lively
Mellifluous -- Sweet sounding
Offing -- The sea between the horizon and the offshore
Panacea -- A solution for all problems
Petrichor -- The smell of earth after rain
Riparian -- By the bank of a stream
Scintilla -- A spark or very small thing
Serendipity -- Finding something nice while looking for something else


SIGNED: “NOTHING IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS WHEN SHE BELIVES IN ME” – ben harper