Fifteen Beautiful Words -- Grace

There's something you should know.

I LOVE WORDS.

I love them so much that I want to get my Doctor of Philosophy in words.  

I love them sooooo much that I just told Promise that I'm naming my firstborn daughter Onomatopoeia and calling her Onnie for short.

Here are some of the, in my opinion, most beautiful words in the English language.  I find them beautiful regardless of their meaning, but for the letters and the sounds.  Here they are.

15.  Woebegone.

Have you ever even heard a more solitary word?!

14.  Solitary.

I.  Love.  This.  Word.  From the sweet, crackling S at the front to the lilting Y at the end...it's beautiful.

13. Ailurophile.

It's just so beautiful.  

12. Musical.

The word itself is just that -- musical.

11. Whimsical.

Another musical, fun-loving word.

10. Illumination.

When I see this word, I think of a bright, white-and-purple-tinged light, from which all good things emanate.  Perhaps the word "illumination" is the only proper way I can see to describe God -- if that even suffices.

9. Epoch.

Need I say more?

8. Hiraeth.

A little-known word that reminds me of my ancestors' native country.

7. Lilting.

A third musical word.

6.  Nefarious.

Who said that beautiful words had to have good connotations?  Look at this word: It is soft and beautiful, with a sharp edge of hate.  

A true, good villain in a novel starts out as being one of the good guys, but suddenly turns evil...just like this word.

5. Love.

An overused beauty.

4. Petrichor.

The thought of this word makes me so happy!

3.  Beautiful.

The word itself is beautiful.

2. Vellichor.

This word -- totally out of line with its meaning -- makes me think of a flowery woodland...

1. Here it is...the most beautiful of them all...

Laughter.

Anyone who knows me knows that I love laughter.  The beauty of this word is totally influenced by its meaning...but I don't care.  It's gorgeous, bubbly, and fun.  Did you ever see a girl who was laughing and hideous at the same time?

No.  Real, true laughter makes anyone beautiful.  So throw your head back and shine, woman!

~Grace