out of curiosity

[aesc]

What is your favorite word of all time, the word that fills you with bizarre, ineffable happiness whenever you get the chance to use or say it?

Mine is 'sloth,' although my favorite not-English word is Old English neorxnawong, which is the word for Paradise (as in, the Garden of Eden). Nay-orx-na-wong! Say it!

I ask this question periodically because I love words and I love it when people talk about them and enjoy them. It makes me happy and it relaxes me.

Back tonight with fic! \o/

Comments

[feanna.livejournal.com]

I fell in love with aléatoire (random in Frech) when it was used a lot in a book I read. I just like the way it sounds.
Also néanmoins (nevertheless).
As I never speak Frech (and not very well if I tried) I don't get to use them.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

French is a good language for lovely-sounding words. I read a lot of travel literature, and I could listen to the names of French towns all day long :D