Counterpoint - words you just love the sound of (1 Viewer)

[Long Ball Larry]

Happened to see this earlier today, so I figure I would post it as a companion to this thread: https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/words-you-just-dont-like-the-sound-of.814361/

Cellar Door

We're on a quest to find the most beautiful word in the English language. We'll show you two words; choose the one you like the most.

 

[Snoopy]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

 

[BeTheMatch]

Boysenberry

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Rubric

 

[krista4]

Happened to see this earlier today, so I figure I would post it as a companion to this thread: https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/words-you-just-dont-like-the-sound-of.814361/

Cellar Door

We're on a quest to find the most beautiful word in the English language. We'll show you two words; choose the one you like the most.

I did a little bit of this, and of those I chose I feel most strongly about "genial." Smooth and happy word.

 

[The Gator]

Catawampus

 

[shuke]

Fuselage

 

[shuke]

Moxie

 

[BeTheMatch]

Dilapidated

 

[The Gator]

extrapolate

 

[dickey moe]

Splendor

 

[Eephus]

Zippy

 

[rockaction]

herewith
palaver
slick
cellular (cellar door)
vapid
lipstick
makeup
plastic

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

décolletage

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

terradiddle

 

[Terminalxylem]

Perfunctory
Fastidious
Gleet
Chyron

 

[Jayrod]

I heard years ago (pre-internet maybe?) that the answer was "syphilis".

 

[pecorino]

The Book of Lists used to do this in the 70s. “Honeysuckle” was a frequent winner but hasn’t appeared yet here. Personally, I’ll go “ersatz”

 

[zamboni]

limoncello

 

[identikit]

glib

glance

rubicon

superfluous

 

[-OZ-]

Orange

 

[zamboni]

onomatopoeia

 

[zamboni]

Sixto Lezcano

 

[ChiefD]

Tallywacker

 

[zamboni]

Tallywacker

And we all know what great scene that comes from.

 

[Sleestak]

Cromulent

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Lufthansa

 

[Ron Swanson]

Mercurial

 

[zamboni]

Cromulent

@Sleestak
@Chaka
Marshall, Will and Holly

 

[Hastur]

Yes

 

[rockaction]

mellifluous
mendacity
sagacity

 

[Gally]

@SWC is looking for some good words. You guys should take these over to that bank......brochachos

 

[El Floppo]

Boysenberry

Snozzberry

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Flabbergasted

 

[Mookie]

Kerfuffle
Hoopla

 

[Snoopy]

Boysenberry

My mother would pronounce the first letter closer to a P and wondered why I stayed away from it.

 

[BeTheMatch]

The Book of Lists used to do this in the 70s. “Honeysuckle” was a frequent winner but hasn’t appeared yet here. Personally, I’ll go “ersatz”

Pecorino

 

[Mister CIA]

pluperfect

 

[BeTheMatch]

Sublime

 

[Gally]

Manure: I don't even mind the word manure. It's newer, which is good, and a ma in front of it. Ma-Newer. When you consider the other choices, manure is actually pretty refreshing.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

denouement

 

[Gally]

apropos

 

[SWC]

brochacho take that to the bank

 

[Eephus]

insouciance

 

[jvdesigns2002]

escapement
mystical
Pensive
Fabricate

 

[Gally]

escapement

This seems clumsy to me. Doesn't roll of the tongue nicely and it's kind of kludgy

 

[-fish-]

perfunctory

 

[SWC]

donnybrook is a great word take that to the bank bromigos

 

[TheAristocrat]

Lots of good ones. One I'm trying to use more:

Razzmatazz

 

[nirad3]

Pizazz