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100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

February 19, 2026

100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

No. Term Definition
1. Aether upper sky; pure, bright air
2. Alabaster smooth white stone; pale whiteness
3. Allure mysterious attraction; charm
4. Amaranthine unfading; everlasting
5. Ambrosia divinely sweet food; delight
6. Aplomb self-assured poise
7. Aubade morning love song
8. Aurora dawn; polar light display
9. Beleaguer besiege; harass persistently
10. Beloved dearly loved person
11. Benevolence kindness; goodwill
12. Bliss perfect happiness
13. Brevity concise expression; shortness
14. Bucolic pleasantly rural; pastoral
15. Cadence rhythmic flow of sounds
16. Calliope muse of epic poetry; steam organ
17. Celestial heavenly; of the sky
18. Cimmerian dark; shadowy
19. Clarity clearness; ease of understanding
20. Cocoon protective casing; safe retreat
21. Dalliance playful delay; flirtation
22. Dappled spotted with patches of color
23. Dawn daybreak; beginning
24. Delicate fine; easily harmed; subtle
25. Demure modest; reserved
26. Dulcet sweet-sounding; soothing
27. Ebullient cheerful; full of energy
28. Eclipse obscuring of one body by another
29. Effervescent bubbly; vivacious
30. Eloquence fluent, persuasive speech
31. Elysian blissful; paradise-like
32. Ephemeral lasting a very short time
33. Fable moral tale; legend
34. Felicity great happiness; aptness
35. Fernweh longing for distant places
36. Finesse delicate skill; tact
37. Flourish grow vigorously; bold display
38. Forbearance patient self-control; tolerance
39. Fugue dreamlike state; musical form
40. Glimmer faint, wavering light
41. Gossamer sheer, delicate fabric; filmy
42. Grace elegance; unmerited favor
43. Halcyon calm, peaceful; golden
44. Harmony pleasing arrangement; accord
45. Hearth home fire; domestic center
46. Hiraeth homesick longing; wistful yearning
47. Hush quiet; silence
48. Idyll peaceful, charming scene
49. Ineffable too great for words
50. Inkling slight hint; suspicion
51. Iridescent showing shifting rainbow colors
52. Jubilant joyfully triumphant
53. Juniper evergreen shrub; aromatic berry
54. Kaleidoscope shifting pattern of colors
55. Kismet fate; destiny
56. Lacuna gap; missing part
57. Lagoon shallow coastal lake
58. Languor pleasant tiredness; dreamy inertia
59. Lilt light, cheerful rhythm
60. Luminescence soft light from within
61. Luminous glowing; bright
62. Mellifluous sweetly flowing; musical
63. Mirth laughter; merriment
64. Moonglade moonlight reflected on water
65. Nacreous pearlescent; like mother-of-pearl
66. Nebula cloud of gas and dust
67. Nostalgia longing for the past
68. Oasis fertile spot in a desert
69. Opaline milky, iridescent; opal-like
70. Opulence great wealth; lavishness
71. Palindrome word reading same both ways
72. Panacea universal remedy; cure-all
73. Paragon model of excellence
74. Petrichor earthy scent after rain
75. Plethora abundance; excess
76. Plume feather; rising column
77. Pristine unspoiled; pure
78. Quiescent quiet; inactive
79. Quintessence purest essence; perfect example
80. Quixotic idealistic; impractically romantic
81. Radiant shining; joyful
82. Rapture intense pleasure; ecstasy
83. Reverie dreamy daydream
84. Rhododendron flowering shrub with showy blooms
85. Saffron golden spice; yellow-orange hue
86. Sanctuary place of refuge; safety
87. Serendipity happy chance discovery
88. Silhouette dark outline against light
89. Solace comfort in sorrow
90. Sonorous deep, rich-sounding
91. Sublime awe-inspiring; exalted beauty
92. Susurrus soft murmuring or rustling
93. Tender gentle; affectionate
94. Thalassic of the sea
95. Timbre tone quality; sound color
96. Tranquil calm; peaceful
97. Ubiquitous present everywhere
98. Umbrage offense; shade
99. Unfettered free; unrestrained
100. Vellum fine parchment; smooth paper
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