What Are Your Favorite Words?

[SaintlyShinigami89]

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MidnightShinigami89

shenanigans
noun Informal .
1. Usually, shenanigans.
a. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans.
b. deceit; trickery.
2. a mischievous or deceitful trick, practice, etc.

'scuse mehs. Whats daht movie dhere in ur siggy o3o ;D

The movie in question is The Boondock Saints 2: All Saint's day

[RADI0 Mouse]

Verbose using or expressed in more words than are needed
Obviate to avoid or prevent
lexicographical (because it's a double dactyl)

And I'm sure there's more. God, there's so many more. But "verbose" and "obviate" are some of my favourites.

[Lonely-Eyed Wolf]

Mine are pretty common I suppose, at least compared to words you guys all really like.

Legit : Something that is real or genuine.
Rather : ...I think you all know what this word means already.


And uh...that's all I can really think of off the top of my head.

[Do not eat the Weasel]

Anyway:
adverb
1.
in any case; anyhow; nonetheless; regardless: Whether you like it or not, I'm going anyway.
2.
(used to continue or resume the thread of a story or account): Anyway, we finally found a plumber who could come right over.



Conflict:
noun
3.
a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife.
4.
controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties.
5.
discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas.
6.
a striking together; collision.
7.
incompatibility or interference, as of one idea, desire, event, or activity with another: a conflict in the schedule.


Asinine:
adjective
1.
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.
2.
of or like an a**: asinine obstinacy; asinine features.



Farce:
noun
1.
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
2.
humor of the type displayed in such works.
3.
foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.
4.
Cookery . forcemeat.


Grey:
adjective
1.
of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
2.
dark, dismal, or gloomy: grey skies.
3.
dull, dreary, or monotonous.
4.
having grey hair; grey-headed.
5.
pertaining to old age; mature.


Conclusion:
noun
1.
the end or close; final part.
2.
the last main division of a discourse, usually containing a summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached.
3.
a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement: The restitution payment was one of the conclusions of the negotiations.
4.
final decision: The judge has reached his conclusion.
5.
a reasoned deduction or inference.

[DamnBlackHeart]

Excellent - Very good of its kind; eminently good.
Oomph - Personal charm or magnetism; glamour OR sex appeal.
Bazinga - This isn't a real word but it's used by Dr. Sheldon Cooper off of the hilarious sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Bazinga is a catchy phrase that accompany clever pranks. For example: I just replaced your toothpaste with denture cream. Bazinga!

It's pretty much a new way to say, 'in your face', 'gotcha '. I just like using it when I'm around friends who know the show.

[Toxic Bunny Love]

DamnBlackHeart

You can list them all down and there's no limit to how many you post either.

I'm a bit bored. Doing this seems productive then sitting around and cussing at my TV for not having anything good to watch.

Forsake: To renounce or turn away from entirely.
Sagacious: 1) A keen in sense perception. 2) A keen and farsighted penetration and judgment.
Abyss: 1) The bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies. 2) An immeasurably deep gulf or great space.
Mercenary: One that serves merely for wages; especially: a soldier hired into foreign service.
Oblivion: The condition or state of being forgotten or unknown.
Legion: A very large number.
Toxic: 1) Containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation. 2) Extremely harsh, malicious, or harmful.
Hazard: A source of danger.
Vindicated: 1) To set free. 2) To free from allegation or blame (to provide justification or defense for).
Deteriorate: 1) To make inferior in quality or value. 2) To break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles .

[Stopped by Insecurities]

I love the words:

hippo

pirhanna

and

demented!!!

[illuminati was here]

Zenith: the highest point reached by a (usually celestial) object
Ultimatum: a final demand or statement of terms
Ephemeral: lasting for a short time, transient
Leviathan: a sea monster
Effervescent: giving off bubbles. Bubbly and enthusiastic, if used to describe a person.
Lexicon: the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
Eternity: infinite or unending time

Nothing too interesting, but some of my favourite words.

[Cogent Dream]

Quixotic - Idealistic/unrealistic/impractical
Iridescent - The property of appearing to have multiple colours depending on the angle from which the object is viewed
Scintillate - Fluorescent, emitting flashes of light.
Crux - A vital, basic, pivotal point or a cross
Bastion - A fortified place
Lacuna - A gap or missing part
Paragon - A model or pattern of excellence or a large pearl
Paradigm - A set of forms containing the same underlying theme
Demure - Characterised by shyness and modesty
Garish - Excessively and tastelessly showy and flashy
Paramount - Chief in importance or impact/supreme/preeminent
Tantamount - Equivalent, as in value

My job here is done.

[illuminati was here]

Paradox: A seemingly sound statement that leads to a senseless, illogical or impossible conclusion.
Ethereal: Extremely light and delicate, too perfect for this world
Elixer: A potion
Lithe: Thin, supple and graceful
Epiphany: A moment of sudden revelation
Felicity: Happiness
Fidelity: Faithfulness to one's spouse or partner
Radiance: heat or light as emitted off something
Serpentine: Snakelike

[Tcgirl24]

Defenestration - the act of throwing someone out of a window

[DamnBlackHeart]

Mamihlapinatapai - The look between two people in which each loves the other but is too afraid to make the first move. (I recently learn this one. I never knew there was a word for that and I have yet to figure out how to pronouce it right without sounding weird about it. It's pronounce ah-mee-lah-pin-yah-tah-pie.)
Druxy - Something which looks good on the outside, but is actually rotten inside.
Tomfoolery - Playful or foolish behavior.
Smidgen - A small amount
Arenaceous - Having the texture of sand.
Hullabaloo - A great noise or commotion; a uproar.

[Evoblack]

Ethereal - light or airy; refined; heavenly or divine; referring to the upper regions of space.

Darkle - to appear dark; show indistinctly; to grow dark, gloomy, etc.

These are my two absolute favorites.

[Evoblack]

Lahrette

Hyperactive Cat

2. Dysania - (Dis-say-nee-yuh) The state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning.

I had no idea there was a word for this! This is epic and I shall now be using this...a lot.

Thanks smile

Don't you know? There's a word for everything. :3