My List of Favorite Words! 📝

I will add to the somewhat frequently, just FYI. Also, check out my list of favorite names!!!!

Continuum- a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct

Petrichor- the pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of dry, warm weather

Bibliophile- a person who collects, or has a great love of books

Phobia- an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something

Nonchalant- feeling or appearing casually calm or relaxed, not displaying anxiety, interest or enthusiasm

Mundane- lacking interest or excitement, dull

Philanthropy- the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially to by the generous donation of money to good causes

Adoration- deep love and respect

Smitten- be strongly attached to someone or something

Enchanted- fill with great delight, charm

Enrapture- give intense pleasure or joy to

Courage- the ability to do something that frightens one

Angelic- exceptionally innocent, beautiful, or kind

Perceptive- having or showing sensitive insight

Insomnia- habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep

Ominous- giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious 

Earnestly- with sincere and intense conviction, seriously

Accost- approach and address someone boldly or aggressively 

Bemused- puzzle, confuse, or bewilder

Mystify- utterly bewilder or perplex

Perplex- cause to feel completely baffled

Comely- pleasant to look at, attractive

Insubordination- defiance of authority, refusal to obey orders

Pensive- engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

Forlorn- pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

Hypnagogia- relating to the state immediately before falling asleep

Thantophobia- the fear of losing the people you love

Miscellaneous- of various types or from different sources

Precarious- dependent on chance, uncertain; not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Love- an intense feeling of deep affection

Eerie- strange and frightening

Joy- a feeling of great pleasure and happiness

Inspiration- the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative

Doubt- a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction

Irony- the expression of one’s meaning by using the language that often signifies the opposite typically for humorous or empathic effect

Ubiquitous- present, appearing, or found everywhere

Chastises- rebuke or reprimand severely

Charisma- compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others

Ardently- very enthusiastically or passionately 

Docile- submissive

Enigma- a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand

Vertigo- a sensation of whirling, or loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height or caused by disease affecting the inner ear, giddiness

Ego- a person’s self-esteem or self-importance 

Ambiance- the character and atmosphere of a place

Giddy- excitable and frivolous 

Enneagram- a nine-sided figure used in a particular system of analysis to represent the spectrum of possible personality types

Analysis- detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation

Personality- the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character 

Introvert- a shy, reticent person

Reticent- not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

Extrovert- an outgoing, overtly expressive person 

Turbulent- characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm

Intuitive- using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive

Prospecting- to look out for; search for

Nostalgia- a sentimental or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations

Infatuation- an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something

yearn- have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has been separated from

gargantuan- enormous

Gallant- brave, heroic

Endgame- the final stage of a game such as chess or bridge, when few pieces or cards remain

Courage- the ability to do something that frightens one

Wanderlust- a strong desire to travel 

Loneliness- sadness because one has no friends or company

Animus- hostility or ill feeling 

Circadian- recurring naturally on a twenty-four-hour cycle, even in the absence of light fluctuations 

Unwonted- unaccustomed or unusual 

Miffed- annoyed

Ludicrous- so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous 

Pseudonyms- a fictitious name, particularly one used by an author

Mused- be absorbed in thought

Trepidation- a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen 

Dejectedly- sad and depressed; dispirited 

Heliophilia- love of sunlight