What Are Some Uncommon Words?

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  • Serendipity. This word appears in numerous lists of untranslatable words and is a mystery mostly for non native speakers of English. …
  • Gobbledygook. …
  • Scrumptious. …
  • Agastopia. …
  • Halfpace. …
  • Impignorate. …
  • Jentacular. …
  • Nudiustertian.

What are the least used words?

  • abate: reduce or lesson.
  • abdicate: give up a position.
  • aberration: something unusual, different from the norm.
  • abhor: to really hate.
  • abstain: to refrain from doing something.
  • adversity: hardship, misfortune.
  • aesthetic: pertaining to beauty.
  • amicable: agreeable.

What is a unique word?

Some common synonyms of unique are

eccentric, erratic, odd, outlandish

, peculiar, quaint, singular, and strange. While all these words mean “departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected,” unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.

What are some unfamiliar words?

  • casuistry.
  • ululation.
  • pax.
  • frond.
  • antiphonal.
  • propitiate.
  • bourdon.
  • coign.

What is the weirdest word?

  • Vex.
  • Bequeath.
  • Mixology.
  • Flub.
  • Kerfuffle.
  • Bibble.
  • Kakorrhaphiophobia.
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What word takes 3 hours to say?

You will be surprised to know that the longest word in English has 1, 89,819 letters and it will take you three and a half hours to pronounce it correctly. This is a chemical name of

titin

, the largest known protein.

What is a word that no one knows?

  • secret. adjective. not known about by many people.
  • private. adjective. understood by only a few people, not by everyone.
  • personal. adjective. private and not known or available to most people.
  • strange. adjective. …
  • unknown. adjective. …
  • uncertain. adjective. …
  • hidden. adjective. …
  • mysterious. adjective.

What are 5 interesting words?

  • Bumfuzzle. This is a simple term that refers to being confused, perplexed, or flustered or to cause confusion. …
  • Cattywampus. …
  • Gardyloo. …
  • Taradiddle. …
  • Snickersnee. …
  • Widdershins. …
  • Collywobbles. …
  • Gubbins.

What is the most used word?


‘The’

tops the league tables of most frequently used words in English, accounting for 5% of every 100 words used. “’The’ really is miles above everything else,” says Jonathan Culpeper, professor of linguistics at Lancaster University. But why is this?

What are the most beautiful words in English?

  • 3 Pluviophile (n.)
  • 4 Clinomania (n.) …
  • 5 Idyllic (adj.) …
  • 6 Aurora (n.) …
  • 7 Solitude (n.) …
  • 8 Supine (adj.) …
  • 9 Petrichor (n.) The pleasant, earthy smell after rain. …
  • 10 Serendipity (n.) The chance occurrence of events in a beneficial way. …

What is the happiest word?

In the end, they had a huge list of words as ranked by happiness. The happiest word:

Laughter

. The least happy: Terrorist.

What are 10 powerful words?

  • #10. STRUGGLE. Struggle is a precious gift. …
  • #9. ADVENTURE. This is a topic which is always sure to excite me, my next adventure. …
  • #8. NATURE. …
  • #6. CURIOSITY. …
  • #4. CREATIVITY. …
  • #1. FREEDOM.

What’s the shortest word?


Eunoia

, at six letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels. Seven letter words with this property include adoulie, douleia, eucosia, eulogia, eunomia, eutopia, miaoued, moineau, sequoia, and suoidea. (The scientific name iouea is a genus of Cretaceous fossil sponges.)

What are 5 unfamiliar words?

  • Conduct: Personal behavior. …
  • Scarce: Insufficient to satisfy the need. …
  • Appoint: Assign to a position. …
  • Level: Having no part higher than another. …
  • Convince: To move by argument. …
  • Inspire: To fill with an animating. …
  • Know: To see or comprehend as reality or truth.

What is the hardest word to say?

  • Rural.
  • Otorhinolaryngologist.
  • Colonel.
  • Penguin.
  • Sixth.
  • Isthmus.
  • Anemone.
  • Squirrel.

What are the 20 difficult words?

  • Colonel.
  • Worcestershire.
  • Mischievous.
  • Draught.
  • Quinoa.
  • Onomatopoeia.
  • Scissors.
  • Anemone.
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Amira Khan
Amira Khan is a philosopher and scholar of religion with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Amira's expertise includes the history of philosophy and religion, ethics, and the philosophy of science. She is passionate about helping readers navigate complex philosophical and religious concepts in a clear and accessible way.