The most beautiful word in the English language is.....

[The Barbarian]

Drysophila

 

[annabenedetti]

Drysophila

I had to look that up in the dictionary, but apparently m-w doesn't know what it is either. What does it mean?

 

[Eeset]

Lilith

 

[Son of Jack]

Lilith

:think:

 

[sky.]

Aqua

 

[Tambora]

:think:

Surprised?

 

[Eeset]

I also like the word heavenly. Same reason. It flows and is soft.

 

[Son of Jack]

Surprised?

Nope...not really.

 

[steko]

linoleum

 

[Son of Jack]

Honest

Faithful

 

[Town Heretic]

Honest

Faithful

Good choices, though I especially love the second. I've referred to Christians as "the faithful" since my conversion. It's like "beloved" which I also adore...and adore, which I...:think:

 

[annabenedetti]

linoleum

That is smooth.

 

[annabenedetti]

Honest

Faithful

wisdom

reverence

 

[One Eyed Jack]

Drysophila

I had to look that up in the dictionary, but apparently m-w doesn't know what it is either. What does it mean?

Fruit flies.

The most beautiful word to me is Jesus.

 

[annabenedetti]

Fruit flies.

Ahh thanks... I just googled scientific and fruit flies and got drosophila. So the spelling is a little different. :e4e:

 

[annabenedetti]

The most beautiful word to me is Jesus.

I agree 100%. You're the first to say it.

 

[Town Heretic]

Thank you.

Okay, that's two words but they belong together and that's a powerful couple. Soft as a benediction or joyous as a hallelujah.

Thank you...

 

[Eeset]

aphrodisiac

 

[Totton Linnet]

callow

=unfeathered, beardless.

 

[kmoney]

I'd been thinking about words I would consider beautiful, not by virtue of their meaning, but by how they sound:

Cool thread, Anna. :thumb:

I like serendipity which a few people have said already.
And autumn, which I at least saw SOJ mention.

This isn't 1 word but I like the string....Hickory wicker biscuit.

marshmallow
gubernatorial
Diamante
numerator

At the other end of the spectrum are the ugly words. My vote for the worst-sounding word, one that's a family joke because the more times you say it the worse it sounds:

moist.

:chuckle:

A couple bad ones...
rural
Subaru
realtor