Οι εκατό πιο ωραίες λέξεις στα Αγγλικά:
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| Ailurophile | A cat-lover. | 
| Assemblage | A gathering. | 
| Becoming | Attractive. | 
| Beleaguer | To exhaust with attacks. | 
| Brood | To think alone. | 
| Bucolic | In a lovely rural setting. | 
| Bungalow | A small, cozy cottage. | 
| Chatoyant | Like a cat's eye. | 
| Comely | Attractive. | 
| Conflate | To blend together. | 
| Cynosure | A focal point of admiration. | 
| Dalliance | A brief love affair. | 
| Demesne | Dominion, territory. | 
| Demure | Shy and reserved. | 
| Denouement | The resolution of a mystery. | 
| Desuetude | Disuse. | 
| Desultory | Slow, sluggish. | 
| Diaphanous | Filmy. | 
| Dissemble | Deceive. | 
| Dulcet | Sweet, sugary. | 
| Ebullience | Bubbling enthusiasm. | 
| Effervescent | Bubbly. | 
| Efflorescence | Flowering, blooming. | 
| Elision | Dropping a sound or syllable in a word. | 
| Elixir | A good potion. | 
| Eloquence | Beauty and persuasion in speech. | 
| Embrocation | Rubbing on a lotion. | 
| Emollient | A softener. | 
| Ephemeral | Short-lived. | 
| Epiphany | A sudden revelation. | 
| Erstwhile | At one time, for a time. | 
| Ethereal | Gaseous, invisible but detectable. | 
| Evanescent | Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time. | 
| Evocative | Suggestive. | 
| Fetching | Pretty. | 
| Felicity | Pleasantness. | 
| Forbearance | Withholding response to provocation. | 
| Fugacious | Fleeting. | 
| Furtive | Shifty, sneaky. | 
| Gambol | To skip or leap about joyfully. | 
| Glamour | Beauty. | 
| Gossamer | The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk | 
| Halcyon | Happy, sunny, care-free. | 
| Harbinger | Messenger with news of the future. | 
| Imbrication | Overlapping and forming a regular pattern. | 
| Imbroglio | An altercation or complicated situation. | 
| Imbue | To infuse, instill. | 
| Incipient | Beginning, in an early stage. | 
| Ineffable | Unutterable, inexpressible. | 
| Ingénue | A naïve young woman. | 
| Inglenook | A cozy nook by the hearth. | 
| Insouciance | Blithe nonchalance. | 
| Inure | To become jaded. | 
| Labyrinthine | Twisting and turning. | 
| Lagniappe | A special kind of gift. | 
| Lagoon | A small gulf or inlet. | 
| Languor | Listlessness, inactivity. | 
| Lassitude | Weariness, listlessness. | 
| Leisure | Free time. | 
| Lilt | To move musically or lively. | 
| Lissome | Slender and graceful. | 
| Lithe | Slender and flexible. | 
| Love | Deep affection. | 
| Mellifluous | Sweet sounding. | 
| Moiety | One of two equal parts. | 
| Mondegreen | A slip of the ear. | 
| Murmurous | Murmuring. | 
| Nemesis | An unconquerable archenemy. | 
| Offing | The sea between the horizon and the offshore. | 
| Onomatopoeia | A word that sounds like its meaning. | 
| Opulent | Lush, luxuriant. | 
| Palimpsest | A manuscript written over earlier ones. | 
| Panacea | A solution for all problems | 
| Panoply | A complete set. | 
| Pastiche | An art work combining materials from various sources. | 
| Penumbra | A half-shadow. | 
| Petrichor | The smell of earth after rain. | 
| Plethora | A large quantity. | 
| Propinquity | An inclination. | 
| Pyrrhic | Successful with heavy losses. | 
| Quintessential | Most essential. | 
| Ratatouille | A spicy French stew. | 
| Ravel | To knit or unknit. | 
| Redolent | Fragrant. | 
| Riparian | By the bank of a stream. | 
| Ripple | A very small wave. | 
| Scintilla | A spark or very small thing. | 
| Sempiternal | Eternal. | 
| Seraglio | Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem. | 
| Serendipity | Finding something nice while looking for something else. | 
| Summery | Light, delicate or warm and sunny. | 
| Sumptuous | Lush, luxurious. | 
| Surreptitious | Secretive, sneaky. | 
| Susquehanna | A river in Pennsylvania. | 
| Susurrous | Whispering, hissing. | 
| Talisman | A good luck charm. | 
| Tintinnabulation | Tinkling. | 
| Umbrella | Protection from sun or rain. | 
| Untoward | Unseemly, inappropriate. | 
| Vestigial | In trace amounts. | 
| Wafture | Waving. | 
| Wherewithal | The means. | 
| Woebegone | Sorrowful, downcast. | 
Παρατήρηση: Τουλάχιστον 16 από αυτές τις λέξεις είναι Ελληνικές!
Δυο από αυτές ( Ailurophile, Petrichor) έχουν ελληνική ετυμολογία, αλλά είναι αγγλικά κατασκευάσματα και δεν χρησιμοποιούνται στα Ελληνικά. Δεν υπάρχει καν άλλη αντίστοιχη ελληνική λέξη.
Επιπλέον 2 από τις υπόλοιπες (Murmurous, Umbrella) έχουν μακρινή ελληνική καταγωγή αλλά κατέληξαν στα αγγλικά μέσω άλλων γλωσσών
Η λέξη Susurrous υπάρχει και στα ελληνικά (σούσουρο) αλλά, όσο κι αν αυτό φαίνεται περίεργο, έχει λατινική προέλευση.




