Wonderful words

I haven't read the Joanna Lumley book .
I'd like to.

Butterfly is beautiful in any language-

Batafurai -Japanese
Bobochka -Russian
Farfalle Italian
Fjaril - Swedish
Parpur -Hebrew
Parash or Farash -Arabic
Mariposa-Spanish
Kupu Kupu -Indonesia add a malam and it means prostitutes as in butterflies of the night
Rama rama -Malay
Schmetterling -German from old German meaning butter
Titali -Hindi
Patampoochi -Tamil .

Whew !

I've just ordered a copy of Joanna Lumleys book "My little book of treasures " (including word treasure )

I love hyperbole (the word).

Magnanimous is another word I like saying. Also exacerbate.

Shenanigans, and carnage when it's used as hyperbole e.g. 'it was carnage at the supermarket on Christmas Eve' (it really wasn't)

I think that you really can express yourself with Yiddish expressions :
Chutzpah
Dreck or Schleck
Schmuck
And a very nice one - nosh !

Far too many lovely words but, narrowing it down, I offer you
pudding, dumpling, crumble, marzipan, creamy, Cheddar, tomato, crunchy.
I could go on but am feeling peckish!

I like ……. Sprocket!

More wonderful words and a joy to read .
I reflect on Spring and Summer and thought of bud ,blossom and bloom .

Kate1949

I love trollop.

Can't beat a dollop of trollop.
Not without paying extra...

Perspicacity

Conspicuity

I like slake, furtle and wench.

As a small child I loved many village unusual names and would be told to be quiet, as I sat repeating names like Wetwang, to the annoyance of my parents, but I loved my fathers word for the mixture of ingredients, when he organised a lunch of bits and pieces from the fridge. He would tell us that we were having "a concoction of fantatlem" which expression I still use now.

Fu as a puggy!

I mean words! And friends

Lots of wonderful Scottish friends.

My OH talks of being foo (when he was younger).

I love trollop.

I love the Scottish expression fash .
I use it with my Scottish friends and now with everyone .
I laughed the first time I was called hen .

I love many of the English words listed already, but for some reason, there are two 'foreign' words that I particulary like - I think for the sound they make when speaking them outloud. I lived in Zurich for a few years where German is spoken, and the words "Ganz genau" really hit the spot with me. It means 'exactly right' or 'spot on!!' with emphasis! I also like the Hebrew word "Yofi", which means "Great" or "Wonderful".

Regarding Serendipity - I was doing volunteer English language teaching with a programme in Poland, and the group leader was a young man from New Zealand. Participants were given English words on a piece of paper and had to try and guess the meaning. One person had the word 'Serendipity' and this young man, told the lady to forget that, it was an old word that was never used, i.e. you would never hear it in modern conversation. I later took the student aside and corrected the information, and the meaning. She said "Oh, like it was serendipity that you heard him telling me that!"

I love the name “Larnaka” for som3 reason.
Susurration
Murmuring
Luxuriate
Ludic
Pelagic
Awkward - I like the shape of the word and the fact that the spelling matches the meaning.

Beautiful Welsh words-
Cwtch pronounced kutch - a word that I heard every day as a child .
To me ot means cuddle up ,but I think that it has a slightly different meaning.
And hiraeth - a deep overwhelming feeling of homesickness. I think that it can't be translated.
I'm not a Welsh speaker and know a few words from my Welsh Borders Grandma .

Asafoetida
Valedictory

Troglodyte

Having a chinwag.......meaning having a conversation with somone

One of my favourite words is iconoclastic - I love the sound of it for some reason.
I love gloaming too - partly because I love that time of day. And mizzle is so evocative of weather.
Sandy Tosvig once said that her favourite word was banquette - only bettered by 'red leatherette banquette'.

Discombobulated. Brilliant word! 2 words I hate gusset and knickers! 🤣