Favorite Word

[jjbluesam 38]

Die.

 

It's my favorite word because of what it means in German. Despite sounding like a dark word in English, in German, it simply means "the"

 

Like Die Glocke, which was a German weapon, sounds so brutal, but then when you translate it to English, it's just The Bell.

[Guest]

Either fuck or shit. Can't decide really.

[Guest]

Stream. It sounds gentle and calm.

[BritishBrony2012 822]

My favorite Word will be 'England' and 'British'

[Wyzecat 350]

Axolotl.

 

Because... Axolotls, I don't know.

[Nila Bean 133]

Honey, pickles or bubbles. I find them cute to say. 

[Royal Bro-nee 36]

Bamboo iz my fav word cuz Bamboo iz awesome and can be used as weapon as wellll

[shynight01 91]

mine is ether nine a german word for no or shynight my oc's name i felt vary proud to think of it

[SasQ 1,379]

I can't say I have any particular favorite English word, but if I'd to choose, then let it be baloney

(Also I recommend you this website, wordnik.com, a must-have for any word-lover )

 

Actually, I pretty much love many of those English words with no clear etymology which express confusion, ridiculeness, absurdity etc., such as: bedazzled, bamboozled, conundrum, shenanigans, doohickey, hogwash, flabbergasted, gobbledegook, skulduggery, because they intrigue me. I'm a type of pony who wants to know what is the true meaning of the word and where did it come from. Studying etymology can tell us very much about words, help us understand them better instead of just repeating them like a parrot to get a cracker. It can be surprising sometimes. E.g did you know that the word "career" is related to the French word "carrière" which means a quarry, the place of carving stones? Think of it next time you'll want to make a career

 

Oh, I've just remembered, there's one more I like: FNORD

 

My favourite word is odyssey. Something about this word sounds grand, similar to the epic poem Homer's Odyssey. I'm also very fond of the words magician and galaxy.

 

There is a guy who claims that the word Odyssey is not genuinely Greek (Ὀδύσσεια, 'Odysseia), but is a borrow word from Macedonian (Homer did many such borrows), which has Slavic roots. He traced it down to the Slavic root words "od" and "do", meaning motion "from" and "towards". When combined into "oddo" or "odo", they mean a movement from one point to another, a trip. It is a stem for such Proto-Slavic words as "odit'" or "hodit'" (to walk, to wander), and finally the Greek "hodos" or "'odos" (road, path, way). So the Odyssey was not just a random title, but a perfect description of the story: the big travel. Also the name of its main character is not just a random proper name, but a description of a man who is traveling a lot. 'Odis or Hodis can be understood in Slavic as "you walk", "you wander". (The apostrophe before O is not accidental: it is how the Greek denoted that the "o" has to be pronounced with more emphasis, exhaling some air before it, which is spelled with "h" instead in other languages.)

 

Well, it used to be hijinx. I mean, just look at it. It's the most ridiculous looking word, with three dotted letters in a row, and an x.

 

How about a Polish word made up of only genuinely Polish letters with diacritics? (all with dots and dashes): żółć It means "bile", the yellow-ish secrete of the liver. It's related to the Polish word for yellow color: żółty.

 

I could tell you some more funny Polish words, but I guess it might be hard for you to pronounce unless you know how to pronounce the particular Polish letters and their combinations. (Perhaps I could record some samples if you wish.)

 

There's one funny word in German, though:

 

 

Pronounced like English "ass fart"

 

Some say it is the biggest city in Germany, because all roads seem to lead to it

(The truth is though that it's just a common word which means "exit", i.e. from a highway )

Nowacking (Jessi Nowack) had a funny incident with it one day

 

Edited September 11, 2015 by SasQ

[StudioUAC 62]

hypocrite hypocrite hypocrite

[Odyssey 5,717]

There is a guy who claims that the word Odyssey is not genuinely Greek (Ὀδύσσεια, 'Odysseia), but is a borrow word from Macedonian (Homer did many such borrows), which has Slavic roots. He traced it down to the Slavic root words "od" and "do", meaning motion "from" and "towards". When combined into "oddo" or "odo", they mean a movement from one point to another, a trip. It is a stem for such Proto-Slavic words as "odit'" or "hodit'" (to walk, to wander), and finally the Greek "hodos" or "'odos" (road, path, way). So the Odyssey was not just a random title, but a perfect description of the story: the big travel. Also the name of its main character is not just a random proper name, but a description of a man who is traveling a lot. 'Odis or Hodis can be understood in Slavic as "you walk", "you wander". (The apostrophe before O is not accidental: it is how the Greek denoted that the "o" has to be pronounced with more emphasis, exhaling some air before it, which is spelled with "h" instead in other languages.)

 

Woah, that's very interesting! I never knew any of this before. But now that I know, I have more of a appreciation for the word odyssey, seeing as how I'm fond of words that relate to journeys. Thanks for telling me this!

[PROJECT: Simon 3,955]

Rewind. I wish I can go back in time and fix my mistakes. 

[0000 64]

My favorite word atm is: Wubs and Boosh

[shynight01 91]

My favorite word atm is: Wubs and Boosh

those do sound like fun words to say

[SlenderSlayer24 127]

cannon-aid! it is really cool to say  and it has importance to war in general so yah!

[Hashi 323]

At this very moment in time?

 

Bacchanalian

 

Partly because of the god of parties and partly because its a flippin awesome word

 

Vituperation / Vituperative would be my second favorite, but these two switch round often

[Lady Diana 412]

My favorite word is I'm boring. Wait that's two words! my favorite word is yay.

[SasQ 1,379]

 

My favorite word atm is: Wubs and Boosh

those do sound like fun words to say

 

 

Even more fun when you accidentally make a spoonerism of them ;D

Edited September 23, 2015 by SasQ

[Catpone Cerberus 23,635]

I's hard to say.... maybe ''silence'' because when you don't know answer or if you want stop the conversation you can just use silence. (stay quiet)

Edited September 24, 2015 by The Cerberus

[shynight01 91]

I's hard to say.... maybe ''silence'' because when you don't know answer or if you want stop the conversation you can just use silence. 

nice but i actually say silence 

[SilverStarApple 849]

Pneumonult ramicroscopics ilicovolcaneosis. It's a funny word, and to add to the hilarity, this site's letter-counter appears to count it as one big non-word that doesn't count towards letter count.

[Invincible 2,091]

My favorite English word is "Enlightened". Not an especially fancy, or unused word, mind you. But it has it's charm, wouldn't you agree? 

[Mad Doctor 8]

My favorite word? 

 

Well, I can't post it here  

[AmberDust 1,118]

I like the word "ethereal"...it feels magical. I guess that's kind of the point, eh? Words that are onomatopoeic are always cool.

 

I'm not sure if its my favourite word though. There are a ridiculous amount to choose from!

 

 

 

 

e·the·re·al

əˈTHirēəl/

adjective

adjective: ethereal; adjective: etherial

1. 1.

   extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.

   "her ethereal beauty"

   synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful; More

    

    

    

   antonyms: substantial, earthly

   • heavenly or spiritual.

     "ethereal, otherworldly visions"

      

 

 

 

"Citadel" and "peninsula" are cool, too. And "Astral", and "Obsidian", and "Imperial"...plus all those Italian music terms like "Crescendo" and "Fortissimo". "Requiem" sounds nice, too...and...jeez, I could go on and on... I love words.

Edited September 24, 2015 by AmberDust

[El Duderino 879]

It's hard to chose a favorite word. Mine would probably be F***. I do know my least favorite word is "moist". What a strange word. Just say it out loud. Moist. I think it should be removed from the English language. Moist. Moist. I just don't like it.