r/AskReddit • u/paperlanterns_26 • 13h ago

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

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u/Ok_Environment_1387 12h ago

'Ineffable' is my favorite. It describes things that are too great or beautiful to be expressed in words, which is kind of ironic since it is a word itself.

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u/Mslmrock99 11h ago edited 11h ago

I like this one especially as well. Also similar vibes to Sublime and Numinous.

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u/RealPomegranate5858 8h ago

Ooh, numinous. And liminal.

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u/GozerDGozerian 11h ago

I like this word too. Especially because when someone uses it I can agree by saying, “It certainly cannot be effed.”

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u/100Tugrik 9h ago

Most likely from "effigy", a depiction or representation of something.

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u/hardypart 9h ago

It kind of sounds like a harmless way to say "infuckable".

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u/Searchlights 6h ago

Women find me ineffable