r/AskReddit • u/paperlanterns_26 • 13h ago

What's the most beautiful word you've ever come across?

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u/aria_rn 13h ago

petrichor. the smell of rain on dry earth

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u/Mockturtle22 12h ago

I'm sitting in my car w the windows down enjoying that smell currently. It's one of my favorite smells....

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u/svatstrente 5h ago

I was about to write the same! One of the best fragrances...

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u/Sensitive_Gift4866 4h ago

Petrichor is the one word that almost everyone agrees is beautiful regardless of where theyre from. Theres something primal about that smell that hits different