What is Your Favorite Word Today?

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MAGIC

It's been my favorite word ever since I knew the beautiful world behind this word.
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Sesquipedalian: given to or characterized by the use of long words
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" CURMUDGEON " another word that sounds like what it is..............
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Discombobulated. It has always been my favorite word.
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" Finesse "
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Frustration. It isn't a beautiful word, nor does it mean a whole lot. It perfectly examples everything about my day. So its my favorite word for right now.. :x
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I love words that sound like what they mean! So undulating has been a favorite of mine. I like how the sound of the word undulates when you say it.
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Poesy... Just because I often like the original words better than their amendments... :D
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Equidistant- being the exact distance apart from two objects/persons.
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Zeitgeist. Although it's a German word, it has insinuated itself into the English vocabulary.
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Alliteration... Because I always like it when writers have wit enough to work with it. :wink:
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Bloviate........to speak pompously...
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Ha Ha! There's one I'll adopt for future conversations! :D

I like the word euphony. Poets know it well. :D Music in words...
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Adamant... Is it Adamant or Adam Ant? I'm too old to be too adamant about how he adamantly came up with that.
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it has to be cesium (the element)
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