Thursday, 5 May 2011

My favourite word...

Today I've been thinking a lot about one word in particular... OK it was a slow day (but that's the topic for tomorrow's blog post)... right, I bet you're itching to know what the word is.

It is....

*drumroll*

Pulchritude

I hope that wasn't too much of an anti-climax. The word is 'pulchritude' and it means beauty. If something is beautiful, it is pulchritudinous. 

 
What I like so much about it, is how the meaning of the word is so different to the way the word sounds. Say it out loud! It gets stuck in your throat like a bitter pill. It sounds too much like 'repulsive' or 'puke'. When you say it, all the saliva in your mouth gets smooshed around. It's such a juxtaposition to objects it describes. And for that reason, I love this word.

That's it for now, folks!

(My girlfriend hates it when I describe her as being pulchritudinous, lol)
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28 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 May 2011 at 16:08

    Very "queer" word I'd say heh, it definitely sounds like it should be something bad or something you should avoid.

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  2. Max Redgrave5 May 2011 at 16:16

    That was so pulchritudinous.

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  3. Anonymous5 May 2011 at 17:00

    I just used this word, thank you sir!

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  4. DubbaDeeDoo5 May 2011 at 17:15

    Pulchritudinous could pass as a dinosaur of some sort... lol.

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  5. sewingincircles5 May 2011 at 17:35

    It really does sound weird.

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  6. Bob5 May 2011 at 17:49

    I'll have to use this word sometime soon.

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  7. Michael5 May 2011 at 19:28

    There is something about saying that word which makes me awfully dirty...

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  8. Armagedda5 May 2011 at 22:03

    Very interesting word indeed, where'd you stumble across it in the first place. It's hardly every day conversation material amongst most folk.

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  9. Genj05 May 2011 at 22:07

    Love that word

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  10. Toby Loll5 May 2011 at 23:24

    Lolwut

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  11. Hadders935 May 2011 at 23:51

    Never heard that word before. Needless to say, people around me will be hearing a lot more of it soon :P

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  12. Dejch6 May 2011 at 00:47

    i have to agree with you, it is like that

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  13. b46 May 2011 at 03:03

    It's hard to pronunciate this strange word :) pulchritudinous - lol

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  14. Pappa Püllï6 May 2011 at 04:09

    Really nice read, i can completly find in points of your blog! Keep it up =]

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  15. mindph6 May 2011 at 04:21

    hehe thats really a word worth to remember. I am non native speaker so I gonna write this down ;)

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  16. mindlessfrk6 May 2011 at 04:51

    My favorite word is obnoxious, because it fits me :D

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  17. Evren Masters6 May 2011 at 04:55

    Never heard of it, but I'm very much a supporter of underused words. ~the more you know~

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  18. sp3nny6 May 2011 at 05:10

    that's a nice word

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  19. phosports6 May 2011 at 05:11

    great picture, bring back word of the day. ;)

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  20. Lealeepo6 May 2011 at 06:19

    Never heard that word but I think I'll use it in the future. It sounds nice.

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  21. Splendid TV6 May 2011 at 06:38

    Dosn't sound like it means beautiful one bit!

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  22. Sean6 May 2011 at 06:43

    Thats..such a weird word. If people don't know what it means they usually assume that its something bad.

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  23. Spartan0946 May 2011 at 06:57

    I think I prefer beautiful.

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  24. Anonymous6 May 2011 at 08:07

    Never heard of that word, my favourite word today is unscrupulous. Just decided that.

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  25. FunkyDuckman6 May 2011 at 10:58

    Never heard of it, doesn't really roll of the tongue.

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  26. choikesta7 May 2011 at 14:44

    Thanks for the new word

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  27. baka12368 May 2011 at 00:40

    now i can use this word on my girlfriend :P

    my favourite word is zephyr

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  28. Maquina29 May 2011 at 09:43

    Distribution

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