A list of 44 words by daisyladen.
- pinkwas added by daisyladen and appears on 90 lists
- martyrwas added by daisyladen and appears on 74 lists
- methodwas added by daisyladen and appears on 42 lists
- wastelandwas added by daisyladen and appears on 15 lists
- marzipanwas added by daisyladen and appears on 62 lists
- wreak havocwas added by daisyladen and appears on 7 lists
- overflowwas added by daisyladen and appears on 13 lists
- obviouswas added by daisyladen and appears on 40 lists
- gullywas added by daisyladen and appears on 44 lists
- dallywas added by daisyladen and appears on 42 lists
- twitterwas added by daisyladen and appears on 77 lists
- twirlwas added by daisyladen and appears on 28 lists
- twixtwas added by daisyladen and appears on 19 lists
- meditatewas added by daisyladen and appears on 16 lists
- lovelywas added by daisyladen and appears on 121 lists
- hallowedwas added by daisyladen and appears on 42 lists
- immanuelwas added by daisyladen and appears on 2 lists
- momentwas added by daisyladen and appears on 70 lists
- zestwas added by daisyladen and appears on 95 lists
- snazzywas added by daisyladen and appears on 43 lists
- bladewas added by daisyladen and appears on 51 lists
- cellophanewas added by daisyladen and appears on 37 lists
- dreampopwas added by daisyladen and appears on just this list
- fricklesnitzwas added by daisyladen and appears on just this list
- nincompoopwas added by daisyladen and appears on 104 lists
- galewas added by daisyladen and appears on 55 lists
- perniciouswas added by daisyladen and appears on 377 lists
- hodgepodgewas added by daisyladen and appears on 85 lists
- mellowwas added by daisyladen and appears on 68 lists
- corkscrewwas added by daisyladen and appears on 28 lists
- cobblestonewas added by daisyladen and appears on 21 lists
- blarneywas added by daisyladen and appears on 31 lists
- tenaciouswas added by daisyladen and appears on 168 lists
- bellicosewas added by daisyladen and appears on 262 lists
- believewas added by daisyladen and appears on 58 lists
- gozowas added by daisyladen and appears on just this list
- gleamwas added by daisyladen and appears on 70 lists
- glitterwas added by daisyladen and appears on 88 lists
- obfuscatewas added by daisyladen and appears on 360 lists
- skywas added by daisyladen and appears on 100 lists
- aproposwas added by daisyladen and appears on 193 lists
- mendaciouswas added by daisyladen and appears on 218 lists
- maladroitwas added by daisyladen and appears on 150 lists
- escobawas added by daisyladen and appears on just this list
daisyladen commented on the list daisyladen-s-words
some words so accurately describe their objects that they almost are the same thing. other words only cover one aspect of an object or concept. that's when you have to use two or more words to get at it right. and that's when you find other languages can be better. is green or verde more "green?" what about "water" or "agua"? which tastes better? we've all heard about the eskimo languages that has multiple words for the different types of snow. would they laugh at our one word?
i've often thought the word tree isn't big enough to encompass all that is a tree. it's such a silly short word. tree. it can only cover the concept of it...like a child's drawing of tree...just the trunk and the round globe on top. what about all the different varieties? what about the mountainous redwoods or ancient oaks? should they be the same as a shrubby apple?
December 6, 2006
daisyladen commented on the list daisyladen-s-words
this is the spanish word for broom. but it reminds me of a magical broom. if you say it with a tremor in your voice it's liek a magical incantation. best word ever.
December 6, 2006
kad commented on the list daisyladen-s-words
This is one of my favorite words in another language for which we have no equivalent in English. From Wikipedia:
"...Portuguese word for a feeling of longing for something that one is fond of, which is gone, but might return in a distant future. It often carries a fatalist tone and a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might really never return."
December 6, 2006