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Bucolic is listed on Dr Goodword's alphaDictionary as one of the most beautiful words in English. I typed it on google images and as I strayed, like I usually allow myself to when leisurely searching, I was led to words that reflect concepts appealing to me:



1. eclogue
2. denouement

3. cynosure
4. pianoforte

5. palimpsest
6. onomatopoeia

7. riparian
8. inglenook

9. petrichor
10. lilt

11. arcadian
12. vintage

13. Jenny what else but my idol Jane Austen's nickname :-)


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Anonymous said…
And you don't play Quilly's Three Word Thursday! LOL. You should pads these on to her :)
25 March 2010 at 07:40
Hazel said…
Quilly's Three Word Thursday is for experts, Thom. I don't have to find a dictionary for a pianoforte lol!
25 March 2010 at 08:00
Heather said…
Ah, I do love a good vocab word. I think denouement is among my favorites. Lascivious is another good one.

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25 March 2010 at 10:46
Hazel said…
wow lascivious! lol
25 March 2010 at 11:22
Shelley Munro said…
Inglenook is an interesting word. :)
25 March 2010 at 15:08
Hazel said…
I think so too :)
25 March 2010 at 17:58
Mia Celeste said…
Grin. What fun! Lots of good words.
25 March 2010 at 19:04
Unknown said…
Here I go searching out the meanings of some of these 'new to me' words. Love word lists. Happy T13!
25 March 2010 at 19:09
Anonymous said…
Palimpsest is new to me. I like the concept, the way the old holds out in face of the new.
25 March 2010 at 20:43
Hazel said…
Brenda, I had fun doing this list too

Adelle, so do I. I should done word lists sooner

Alice, it is to me too. And I like it as something of a reminder of the past
25 March 2010 at 21:16
colleen said…
I have always disliked the word Bucolic and thought it doesn't sound like what it means.

I just now got lost in the world of Palimpsest. That was fun.
25 March 2010 at 21:40
Hazel said…
colleen, I think of colic and babies when I read bucolic :D I'm glad you had fun with palimpsest.
25 March 2010 at 21:50
CountryDew said…
I must say bucolic is not one of my favorite words! This is an interesting idea for a TT and a great word list. Some of those I do like a lot!
25 March 2010 at 22:21
Anya said…
I do not understand this post :(
I think its my age ........ LOL
:(
26 March 2010 at 01:36
Melissa Lynn Shell said…
That is a very interesting list.
26 March 2010 at 02:47
soleil said…
denouement is so fun to say. but so is accoutrement. :)
i also like the words surreptitious, copacetic and covet.
I am such a word nerd.
26 March 2010 at 03:39
Julia Phillips Smith said…
Denouement is lovely.
26 March 2010 at 07:35
Hazel said…
Thanks, countrydew

Anya, it's perfectly ok :)

Melissa, thanks

jehara, thanks for copacetic. it's new to me

Julia, yes it is :)
26 March 2010 at 08:06
Americanising Desi said…
cynosure slips on my tongue and hence love it!

Ranting n Panting
26 March 2010 at 13:55
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