NationStates Jolt Archive

Thought I would just ask a nice, simple question.

Mine is "Soliloquy", although I do have a soft spot for "Colloquial".

Erotomania is good. As is Cornucopia.

discombobulated

Blatherskite.


My favourite word and my code to live by.

Albuquerque and mopes/mopey/moping are the ones coming to mind right now.

Oh, and snap dragons.

Thought I would just ask a nice, simple question.

Mine is "Soliloquy", although I do have a soft spot for "Colloquial".

"Serendipity." No, not because of the movie.

Phlegm -- all those consonants and only one vowel.

Dude. Love it.

Disestablishmentarianism.
Also, neologism.

"Badmash"

Phlegm -- all those consonants and only one vowel.
Phlegmatic - that G isn't so silent anymore, is it?

Also, paradigmatic and signature. Excellent arguments against orthographic reform, those.

Phlegm -- all those consonants and only one vowel.

Strengths.

As for my word, it's somewhere on this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaus), I'm sure of it.

Phlegmatic - that G isn't so silent anymore, is it?
Yes.

"Flem-atic"

Syzygy, which according to Firefox I misspelled, even though I didn't. "No spelling suggestions", ha!


Also it's the ultimate Scrabble word. Unfortunately you never ever get to use Syzygy in a sentence, it's bloody tragic!

Strengths.

As for my, word, it's somewhere on this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaus), I'm sure of it.

Yeah, but you actually pronounce all of the consonants in "strengths" (which, yes, I know, is the longest word in the Elnglish language with only one vowel :p ).

cavalcade
malign
pantheon
disingenuous
crapulence

Yeah, but you actually pronounce all of the consonants in "strengths" (which, yes, I know, is the longest word in the Elnglish language with only one vowel :p ).

Elnglish? Whazzat, Elvish and English?

Stirpes, feces, ennui, affidavit, and queue.

Edit: Crapulence. My new favorite word. Thanks, Snafturi. :D

Transubstantiation.

i like indefatigable. and eulogise.

Sonderangebot! :d

I hope were just puting out "vocab words" so hear it goes:
Flibertigibbet-Easily excited
looks funny dosen't it?:D

"Serendipity." No, not because of the movie.

oh yeh, i like that too. mostly because i would like to experience serendipity in the serengeti.

Sonderangebot! :d

Do ve haf anozer Tscherman here? :o

Is crypto-communist considered one word or two?

Elnglish? Whazzat, Elvish and English?

Sorry. Alcohol makes my typing go stupid. :p

Crisp.

Applecheesecakesofdoom.

extrapolation
convoluted
inglenook

Shite, ****, fag and cock.

Strengths.

As for my word, it's somewhere on this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaus), I'm sure of it.
Gerrymander?

Or spork.

Yes.

"Flem-atic"
Wrong.

fleg-MAT-ik

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phlegmatic

Fuck.

Seriously, look at it, it can be a noun:

That fucker.

An adjective:
Fucking jerk.

A verb:

Fuck him.

Yeah, but you actually pronounce all of the consonants in "strengths" (which, yes, I know, is the longest word in the Elnglish language with only one vowel :p ).
How about the shortest word in the English language that uses all 5 vowels?

Sequoia.

kerfuffle

Fuck.

Fuck, fucking fuckers fucked fucking fuckers.

It can go on longer, but is grammatically unstable.

Fuck.

Seriously, look at it, it can be a noun:

That fucker.

An adjective:
Fucking jerk.

A verb:

Fuck him.

Fuck!

Struthionine; it's a perfectly cromulent word.

Fuck!

What the fuck?(!)

Thought I would just ask a nice, simple question.

Mine is "Soliloquy", although I do have a soft spot for "Colloquial".

Defenestrate.

Defenestrate.

Buckminsterfullerene

Sublime. Cool word overall
Buffalo. Because I can make the sentence
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

"Lethargic" is GOD.

Sublime. Cool word overall
Buffalo. Because I can make the sentence
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

Like I told PM, your cuteness is adorable.

:fluffle:

Hrvatska which is the croatian name for Croatia, I just like the sound of it.

Unabsteigbar (German), the quality of a team to withstand relegation.

GTK which is the abbreviation of GIMP toolKit, where GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program, where GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix, where GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix, where GNU stands for GNU's Not Unix...

(and Unix is a play on the name MULTICS)

Like I told PM, your cuteness is adorable.

:fluffle:

o.0


MOM! RUFFY'S DRUNK AGAIN!

semantics- that what life is all about

Right now it's "Dick".

Somnambulant
Calamitous
Pulchritudinous

o.0


MOM! RUFFY'S DRUNK AGAIN!

Lies! Lies I tell you!

My favourite is godessship. That's right, 3 S's in a row!

Strengths.

As for my word, it's somewhere on this list (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaus), I'm sure of it.
I like the 3rd word from the bottom of "F". LOL:D

'moll'.

"Förtröstan" in Swedish. "Libellule" in French.

美しい　(utsukushii) - Japanese, means extremely beautiful.

if you don't like that then feel free to tell me it's either of

"Pretentious"

or

"Cliched"

:D

"Förtröstan" in Swedish. = vertrösten?

That reminds me, though: "axelryck"! :) (incidentally, the second google entry for axelryck is my post to you from when you first said it on here, hee).

A favourite German word: "wuschig"

= vertrösten?

Nope, more like "Vertrauen" or "Zuversicht".

You seem to have discovered a false friend. "Vertrösten" would be like "uppehålla med vaga löften" or "inge någon hopp om" (as you can see, we don't have an equivalent of the word so we have to construct the meaning).

That reminds me, though: "axelryck"! :) (incidentally, the second google entry for axelryck is my post to you from when you first said it on here, hee).

I can't believe you remember that. I can't believe I remember that!

A favourite German word: "wuschig"

I'm not familiar with that - is it like "wuschelig"?

Radiant, Betwixt, Twilight.....all good

Ornery

I'm not familiar with that - is it like "wuschelig"?

I don't think so; a post on LEO it says that it's a kind of frenzied anger or excitement.

Probably "flabbergasted."

Or maybe "fuck", simply for its flexibility.

"Förtröstan" in Swedish. "Libellule" in French.
On a similar note, I've always liked "luciole" in French. In Italian I like "sparecchiare."

On a similar note, I've always liked "luciole" in French.

Good one. I don't know what it is with French l-words - even the simple "lueur" is exquisite on the tonque.

Good one. I don't know what it is with French l-words - even the simple "lueur" is exquisite on the tonque.

I've always felt that way about words containing the -ö- sound. Generally, I find all of the umlauted terms in German to be wonderful to say.

In English? Inertia

In any language? Sphacteria, a Greek isle.

Phospholipid. :D

Mine is 'sneachta'. (The Irish word for snow.)

Reykjavik

In English, probably "haecceitas."

Or "thigmotactic," as in "positively thigmotactic," usually in the context of entymology.

I'll have to think about favorite words in other languages.. nothing springs to mind immediately.

"inchoate" ... not fully formed.

"If I'm going to die for a word, that word is poontang." - Animal Mother, Apocalypse Now.

I use "therefore" a lot... usually just before "I'm right." :D

Plethora.

definately gonna hafta go with ostracized

Favorite Words:

Truthiness
Plutoed
Roadkill
Ebonics

Favorite Words:

Truthiness
Plutoed
Roadkill
Ebonics

And how do you like "pimp," pimp? :)

My favourite English words:
1. enigma
2. ocean
3. ichor

Mes mots préférés français:
1. bijou
2. "les oiseaux"
3. cheval

Words I like to use a lot:
1. permeate
2. descry
3. superfluous
4. emanate
5. saccharine
6. jejune
7. halcyon
8. zephyr
9. serenade
10. obsidian
11. nihilism
12. ephemeral

And also, for some reason I can't explain (I don't know German except a few Rammstein songs), I always say "scheisse" instead of "sh*t," and pronounce "awesome" like "aussum" and "sweet" like "sweit." Furthermore, I use English spellings even though I live in America (as you may have noticed I wrote "favourite" instead of "favorite").

"Inexorable." "Inexorable" and I have a long and entertaining history.

In French, I have a certain fondness for "bouleverser."

*snip*
A saccharine serenade emanated from the obsidian vault, permeating the veldt like a halcyon choir. To the demonic Chevalier it seemed but a superfluous zephyr: his jejune nihilism descried it's enigma, even as his emerald ichor moved to it as the ocean obeys the ephemeris.

Now that's a pick-up line!

A saccharine serenade emanated from the obsidian vault, permeating the veldt like a halcyon choir. To the demonic Chevalier it seemed but a superfluous zephyr: his jejune nihilism descried it's enigma, even as his emerald ichor moved to it as the ocean obeys the ephemeris.

Now that's a pick-up line!

I had emerald ichor once. It was the day after st patties and I had been drinking creme de menthe and shamrock shakes.

his jejune nihilism descried it's enigma

The possessive form of "it" is "its", not "it's."

An expansive vocabulary is good, but good grammar is better.

The possessive form of "it" is "its", not "it's."

An expansive vocabulary is good, but good grammar is better.

Good grammar is merely an adornment to good manners. Sir.

EDIT: and if you want to talk grammar, tell me the word for the horrible change of tense I executed in the last phrase. "Moved" and "obeys" looks all wrong now.

It should obvious what one of them is.

One other is allegresse, if I spelled that correctly.

juxtaposition

ligneous- nice eloquent way of saying "wooden," no idea why though...

There are, however, some words you simply cannot use, because people will think you're making them up. A good example of this is execrable (pronounced: ex-ec-rubble). It means lousy. My advice: just say lousy...

ligneous- nice eloquent way of saying "wooden," no idea why though...

There are, however, some words you simply cannot use, because people will think you're making them up. A good example of this is execrable (pronounced: ex-ec-rubble). It means lousy. My advice: just say lousy...

I've used "execrable" on many occasions, and no one's accused me of making it up. Perhaps you just need to converse with people with better vocabularies. ;)

Good grammar is merely an adornment to good manners. Sir.

I would rather be called "shithead" than "sir."

So there. :p

EDIT: and if you want to talk grammar, tell me the word for the horrible change of tense I executed in the last phrase. "Moved" and "obeys" looks all wrong now.

I have no idea what the word is, if there's a word, but I'm pretty sure it's fine; the "as" permits the tenses to differ.

Syzygy, which according to Firefox I misspelled, even though I didn't. "No spelling suggestions", ha!


Also it's the ultimate Scrabble word. Unfortunately you never ever get to use Syzygy in a sentence, it's bloody tragic!

considering that you just used syzygy in a sentence...

ligneous- nice eloquent way of saying "wooden," no idea why though...

There are, however, some words you simply cannot use, because people will think you're making them up. A good example of this is execrable (pronounced: ex-ec-rubble). It means lousy. My advice: just say lousy...

a major component is lignified cellulose [which is basically lignin-filled cellulose]



I don't know if it's been taken yet, but I like the word "I" :D

Awesomeness- I use it too much because I am easy to please.
That or a combination of words... PURPLE-MONKEY-DISHWASHER...
I don't really know WHEN to use it...But I try and fit it into as many conversations as I can... ;)

How about the shortest word in the English language that uses all 5 vowels?

Sequoia.
And eulogia.

Completely useless fact for the day - the only two seven letter words in the English language to use all five vowels, use them in the same order. :eek:

Well I've always found that cool.

Anyway, my favourite word is, I believe, an Inherently Funny Word.

Baboon.

I reall like to use obsceneties, except those dealing with or pertaining to body parts or functions.

In English I like 'hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia', just because of the inherent irony.

And I'm too lazy to type out the rest of my favourite words in other languages. Meh.

Pariah.

Pariah.

Interesting..

These days I like the words coruscant (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coruscant), holorime (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holorime) and tintinnabulation (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tintinnabulation). If you like making word lists, you might want to check wordie.org (http://www.wordie.org/)

luminescence
iridescence
incandescence
radiance
brilliance
opalescence

Boobies!

I love that word. It makes everyone happy, every time.

Thought I would just ask a nice, simple question.

Mine is "Soliloquy", although I do have a soft spot for "Colloquial".

Reinhardt. That happens to my name. Am I a narcissist?

In English, I like the words defenestrate and thrice. In Latin, I think apodyterium is a cool word, but I also like the way a lot of other Latin words sound. Egelidus is cool, also (well, actually, gelidus is cool. ;) )

In English, I like the words defenestrate and thrice. In Latin, I think apodyterium is a cool word, but I also like the way a lot of other Latin words sound. Egelidus is cool, also (well, actually, gelidus is cool. ;) )

Defenestrate is good; I particularly like the phrase "defenestration of Prague."
I also like the words ethnocentric, imperial, asphodel and epilalia.

"Serendipity." No, not because of the movie.
Ooh! I was just going to say "serendipity", too. And I will: "Serendipity"!!!
We have a very good taste.

Serendipity. Mmmh.
I really like the sound of it, especially with such a nice meaning!
Unabsteigbar (German), the quality of a team to withstand relegation.
Although it seems the only German Fußballteam (HSV) that upheld this quality managed to drop to the last place in the Bundesliga with their loss today. Looks like they ain't unabsteigbar after all...
A favourite German word: "wuschig"
As in "Du machst mich ganz wuschig!"? :p
"Vertrösten" would be like "uppehålla med vaga löften" or "inge någon hopp om" (as you can see, we don't have an equivalent of the word so we have to construct the meaning).
Would "uppehålla med vaga löften" literally translate with "to hold up with vague utterings"? Or "Aufhalten mit vagen Lüften (= Äußerungen)?
I can't believe you remember that. I can't believe I remember that!
I can't believe I missed that thread!!!
Boobies!
I love that word. It makes everyone happy, every time.
Absolutely!!! The only thing I like more than the word are the real thing.
I've decided that half a day without boobies in my signature is long enough.

2. "les oiseaux"
:eek: I came here to say that, too, right down to the "les". =)


Nope, more like "Vertrauen" or "Zuversicht".

You seem to have discovered a false friend. Ah, is that what a false friend is? I keep forgetting.

I can't believe you remember that. I can't believe I remember that! *axelryck*

I'm not familiar with that - is it like "wuschelig"?
I don't think so; a post on LEO it says that it's a kind of frenzied anger or excitement.
It has nothing to do with wuschelig, it's not even a real word. I'm surprised it's on LEO - yay for dictionaries with user input. Although in this case, the users are a tad off.

It's used as in this:
As in "Du machst mich ganz wuschig!"?
and basically means somebody/something causes you to get all confused/confuzzled/irritated/overloaded with information/high-strung etc.
But yeah, other people may use it slightly differently, so maybe the LEO entry isn't exactly a lie. *axelryck again*

It's used as in this: ["Du machst mich ganz wuschig!"]
and basically means somebody/something causes you to get all confused/confuzzled/irritated/overloaded with information/high-strung etc.
But yeah, other people may use it slightly differently, so maybe the LEO entry isn't exactly a lie. *axelryck again*
I only know "wuschig" in the meaning of "bringt mich hormonell durcheinander/macht mich an". I'd pick "bussig" with your translation: "Das macht mich ganz bussig" (In the sense of "bringt mich im Kopf durcheinander/verwirrt mich/nervt mich/streßt mich").

I only know "wuschig" in the meaning of "bringt mich hormonell durcheinander/macht mich an".:eek: <.<

I'd pick "bussig" with your translation: "Das macht mich ganz bussig" (In the sense of "bringt mich im Kopf durcheinander/verwirrt mich/nervt mich/streßt mich").I have never heard that word in my life.

:eek: <.<
Hehehehehe...
I have never heard that word in my life.
Really? Mmh.

Disturbed
Lordi
Rammstein
Nam

"axiomatic"

Hmmm... It's between 'multiplicative' (as in, say, a multiplicative inverse), 'demagoguery' (as in a demagogue), 'compartmentalise' (dividing a complex structure into more basic parts) and 'pachycephalic' (abnormal thickness of the skull).

Oh, but then there is 'pagophagia' (compulsive consumption of ice), 'bacciferous' (bearing berries), 'palingenesis' (roughly, reincarnation), 'iamatology' (study of remedies), 'idiom' (a phrase that cannot be understood from its component parts)... I could be here a while :S.

Heh, one could say I was 'logolepsic' (logolepsy, an obsession with words).

My favourite word is facetious

Not only for the reason I like being so, but for a suitably geeky reason...

The only word in the english language to have all the vowels in the correct (aeiou) order once.

Also like Cromulent... Though.. not too fond of Embiggens.

What about 'abstemious'? A-E-I-O-U.

I once heard a German word that referred to 'the act of condemning someone who is innocent of what they have been accused of because you know but cannot prove that they have done something else.' I know how it was pronounced, but not how it was spelled. Is this correct?

Schattenfreude

Also, in response to the 'abstemious' word having all the vowels, I love to say, "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," because it contains every letter in the Roman alphabet.

(By the way, go on Microsoft word and type =rand(200,99) and hit enter.)

I once heard a German word that referred to 'the act of condemning someone who is innocent of what they have been accused of because you know but cannot prove that they have done something else.' I know how it was pronounced, but not how it was spelled. Is this correct?

Schattenfreude
Almost correct spelling, it's Schadenfreude. :)

Your definition, though, is way off. It's also so complicated I'm not even sure I understand it even in English. :p

Schadenfreude means taking pleasure in other people's misfortunes.

It's not quite as sinister as it sounds because it's usually used only in more light-hearted contexts.

Also, in response to the 'abstemious' word having all the vowels, I love to say, "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," because it contains every letter in the Roman alphabet.

(By the way, go on Microsoft word and type =rand(200,99) and hit enter.)Lol, I did that and was all confused because I got 275 pages of this:
Franz jagt im komplett verwahrlosten Taxi quer durch Bayern.
Which translates to "Franz is racing through Bavaria in the completely decrepit taxi cab" - so that was... odd.

But then an American friend tried it and got the fox/dog sentence, so that explained that. Although I still don't get why they put that in there. Like, do they really need a hidden 275 page (about 40 more than in the US version, btw) document to make sure their program knows all the letters of the alphabet?

Oh, and can someone from another country please try that? Fass? Ariddia? Risottia? Please?

Oh, and can someone from another country please try that? Fass? Ariddia? Risottia? Please?

"Flygande bäckasiner söka hwila på mjuka tuvor."

That's 18th century Swedish for "Flying Gallinaginae (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckasiner) seek rest on soft tussocks".

In 21st century Swedish it would be "Flygande beckasiner söker vila på mjuka tuvor".

That's 18th century Swedish for "Flying Gallinaginae (http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckasiner) seek rest on soft tussocks".Aw, thanks for checking, that's the prettiest sentence so far. Much better than a rusty taxi in Bavaria. :rolleyes:

Hey Fass, would you mind replying to my question to you? Thanks! (To be taken as the friendly reminder it's supposed to be!)

Boobies

Hey Fass, would you mind replying to my question to you? Thanks! (To be taken as the friendly reminder it's supposed to be!)

Oh, sorry. I missed it in your multi-quote post.

Would "uppehålla med vaga löften" literally translate with "to hold up with vague utterings"? Or "Aufhalten mit vagen Lüften (= Äußerungen)?

It would mean "impart with vague promises". "Löfte" = Versprechung. "Uppehålla" does usually mean either "keep up" or "detain", but in this case it has a more figurative meaning.

snafu is a fun word.

panoply

My favourite word is facetious

Not only for the reason I like being so, but for a suitably geeky reason...

The only word in the english language to have all the vowels in the correct (aeiou) order once.

Also like Cromulent... Though.. not too fond of Embiggens.

I always thought it was 'promulent'. It actually sounds like a real word that way.


(By the way, go on Microsoft word and type =rand(200,99) and hit enter.)

Man, what? I didnt think you could do stuff like that in word.

Shite, ****, fag and cock.

Thus demonstrating your IQ of 40. :rolleyes:

And yes, I'm being generous there.

onomatopoeia

fun one!

Gerrymander?

Or spork.


Spork is a great word. :D

dirigible and zeppelin (when used to describe a dirigible).

dirigible and zeppelin (when used to describe a dirigible).

Zeppoli and funicular. Fungible is fun to say.

Oh, and "Plavix". That's a drug being advertised in the US, I like saying that one, too. Sometimes after seeing an ad for it I sit there and say it several times, until Herself looks at me oddly. :D

Ohh damn, you there are soooo many, I'll have to limit my self but how?

Plethora, Moist, Smorgashboard, Flacid, Tweak, ohhh please just one more?
Twiddle.

Lingerie is my favourite (english) word.

Pronunciation:

The word is often pronounced, in approximation of the French original (/lɛ̃ʒʀi/), as [ˌlɑn(d)ʒəˈɹeɪ]. Nonetheless, alternatives like [ˈlæn(d)ʒəˌɹi], are also common. The Oxford English Reference Dictionary gives only /ˈlɒnʒeɹi/.

Fubar, don't know if it is an actual word though. ???

Statistic. Or even Stats sounds pretty cool...

Twilight, bone, nebula, I like so many words.

Fubar, don't know if it is an actual word though. ???It's an acronym. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUBAR

It's an acronym. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUBAR

dam i have not use that word for a long time that i have forgoten it

Oh, sorry. I missed it in your multi-quote post.
It would mean "impart with vague promises". "Löfte" = Versprechung. "Uppehålla" does usually mean either "keep up" or "detain", but in this case it has a more figurative meaning.
Thank you, Fass.

Defenestrate.

Also: asshattery, douchebaggery.

Well, I like all of those four-letter-words, I´m from Germany, but they sound so much better in English than in any other language (except French, maybe, I like merde, too).
Then there are such words as geek or megalomaniac or neuromancer (well, I love Gibsons books, gotta mention that one). Oh, and punk. The best word ever.

I know I've said this before but... quibble... and c*nt...

I had the opportunity to say "I have a quibble with your c*nt." quite recently actually.

It didn't get the response I was expecting. In fact it made my face hurt.

Lol, I did that and was all confused because I got 275 pages of this:

Which translates to "Franz is racing through Bavaria in the completely decrepit taxi cab" - so that was... odd.

But then an American friend tried it and got the fox/dog sentence, so that explained that. Although I still don't get why they put that in there. Like, do they really need a hidden 275 page (about 40 more than in the US version, btw) document to make sure their program knows all the letters of the alphabet?

(200, 99) is what makes it so long. If you typed in (10, 10) it would be much shorter. 'Rand' is short for 'random.'

The reason why they have this is not to see if their program knows all the letters, but to protect it from theft. While the program is under construction, they fit it with all sorts of programming 'trapdoors,' so if they think they're program has been stolen, they can try and find one of these 'trapdoors' on the program in question, and if it works they know it was stolen from them.

Thought I would just ask a nice, simple question.

Mine is "Soliloquy", although I do have a soft spot for "Colloquial".

I used to use the word Existentialism as a response, a query, and general comment for many situations for some time. Thankfully I ended that idiotic habit.

I like BOHICA.