
Last updated: 09/02/2022
Below is a list of words that I and friends have collated of words that are just “good” to read or read aloud. This list is completely subjective and additions will be made when a new entrant is found (and when I feel motivated to update).
I don’t “look up” lists of words as that’d be cheating.
Rules:
- No given names or place names
- No brand names
- English language words only, or words commonly used in English-speaking countries such as the UK
- UK spelling, so it’s aluminium, not aluminum and civilised, not civilized.
- Hyphenated words are at my discretion
- Inclusion or non-inclusion of a word on the list is at my total discretion
1 | Abbreviation |
2 | Absconded |
3 | Accessory |
4 | Acerbic |
5 | Acolyte |
6 | Acrylic |
7 | Addled |
8 | Adequate |
9 | Adroitly |
10 | Aerofoil |
11 | Aggregate |
12 | Algorithm |
13 | Aloof |
14 | Aluminium |
15 | Ambrosia |
16 | Anachronistic |
17 | Anaphylaxis |
18 | Androgynous |
19 | Angst |
20 | Apostle |
21 | Arduous |
22 | Armageddon |
23 | Aromatic |
24 | Asphyxiation |
25 | Athenian |
26 | Attenuate |
27 | Autumnal |
28 | Avarice |
29 | Avocado |
30 | Axiom |
31 | Bamboozled |
32 | Barbaric |
33 | Barren |
34 | Bellicose |
35 | Belligerent |
36 | Bequeathed |
37 | Bijou |
38 | Binge |
39 | Bungalow |
40 | Cadaver |
41 | Candelabra |
42 | Cannula |
43 | Cantankerous |
44 | Capacious |
45 | Capricious |
46 | Cartographer |
47 | Cashier |
48 | catatonic |
49 | Catharsis |
50 | Cavitation |
51 | Chamfer |
52 | Characterised |
53 | Chronological |
54 | Circumnavigate |
55 | Civilised |
56 | Clerestory |
57 | Cloistered |
58 | Coalescent |
59 | Commodore |
60 | Conducive |
61 | Conjunctivitis |
62 | Conundrum |
63 | Conurbation |
64 | Corduroy |
65 | Cornea |
66 | Cornucopia |
67 | Corrugated |
68 | Credenza |
69 | Creosote |
70 | Criticality |
71 | Crouton |
72 | Crusty |
73 | Deleterious |
74 | Demure |
75 | Denouement |
76 | Derisory |
77 | Deviate |
78 | Dilettante |
79 | Discography |
80 | Discotheque |
81 | Dodecahedron |
82 | Dominion |
83 | Dreamt |
84 | Dwindling |
85 | Eclectic |
86 | Ecological |
87 | Effervescent |
88 | Effluent |
89 | Egregious |
90 | Elevenses |
91 | Embankment |
92 | Embryonic |
93 | Emphatic |
94 | Enunciate |
95 | Ephemeral |
96 | Epiphany |
97 | Epitaph |
98 | Erroneous |
99 | Erudite |
100 | Esoteric |
101 | Ethereal |
102 | Excel |
103 | Excoriate |
104 | Expeditiously |
105 | Extra-curricular |
106 | Extraneous |
107 | Extra-terrestrial |
108 | Extremity |
109 | Facetious |
110 | fallopian |
111 | Fandango |
112 | Fannying |
113 | Ferver |
114 | Filet |
115 | Filth |
116 | Finagle |
117 | Flibbertigibbet |
118 | Flippant |
119 | Flourescent |
120 | Fluxation |
121 | Foibles |
122 | Fractious |
123 | Frenetic |
124 | Galactic |
125 | Gallivanting |
126 | Ganache |
127 | Glacial |
128 | Gnarly |
129 | Gregarious |
130 | Gumption |
131 | Gyratory |
132 | Halcyon |
133 | Harbinger |
134 | Harpsichord |
135 | Hedonistic |
136 | Heinous |
137 | Hiraeth |
138 | Hydrangea |
139 | Hydrodynamic |
140 | Hydrothermal |
141 | Hyperbolic |
142 | Hyphenated |
143 | Iconoclast |
144 | Idiosynchrasy |
145 | Illustrious |
146 | Impediment |
147 | Imperial |
148 | Impinge |
149 | Impugn |
150 | Inaugural |
151 | Incandescent |
152 | Incendiary |
153 | Incognito |
154 | indigenous |
155 | Infinitesimal |
156 | Insidious |
157 | Insipid |
158 | Interim |
159 | Invidious |
160 | Iridescent |
161 | Juxtaposition |
162 | Kerfuffle |
163 | Kleptomaniac |
164 | Larceny |
165 | Lasciviously |
166 | Lathe |
167 | Lethality |
168 | Lexicon |
169 | Loquacious |
170 | Luminescent |
171 | Maisonette |
172 | Malaise |
173 | Malange |
174 | Malcontent |
175 | Malevolence |
176 | Meander |
177 | Megabyte |
178 | Megalomanical |
179 | Mercurial |
180 | Metamorphosis |
181 | Mildewed |
182 | Millennium |
183 | Minutiae |
184 | Monochromatic |
185 | Monopoly |
186 | Mortgage |
187 | Nebulous |
188 | Necrosis |
189 | Nicety |
190 | Niche |
191 | Novelty |
192 | Nucleotide |
193 | Oblique |
194 | Obsequious |
195 | Obtuse |
196 | Oceanographic |
197 | Olympic |
198 | Onerous |
199 | Onomatopoea |
200 | Ooze |
201 | Opalescent |
202 | Ornery |
203 | Orwellian |
204 | Ostensibly |
205 | Ostentatious |
206 | Pamphlet |
207 | Pandemic |
208 | Panopticon |
209 | Parochial |
210 | Penultimate |
211 | Penumbra |
212 | Peripheral |
213 | Peroxide |
214 | Perpendicular |
215 | Pertinent |
216 | Phenomenal |
217 | Phosphorus |
218 | Photochromic |
219 | Pithy |
220 | Plagiarism |
221 | Plethora |
222 | Poinsettia |
223 | Polyphonic |
224 | Pontificate |
225 | Posit |
226 | Precis |
227 | Predicament |
228 | Preposterous |
229 | Primordeal |
230 | Prompt |
231 | Pronunciation |
232 | Protractor |
233 | Quantum |
234 | Quintessential |
235 | Quorum |
236 | Raconteur |
237 | Rambunctuous |
238 | Ramifications |
239 | Recalcitrant |
240 | Recidivist |
241 | Renaissance |
242 | Repertoire |
243 | Rivulet |
244 | Saccharine |
245 | Salivate |
246 | Saudade |
247 | Scamper |
248 | Schedule |
249 | Schism |
250 | Scrumptious |
251 | Singularity |
252 | Soliloquy |
253 | Sparse |
254 | Spartan |
255 | Specific |
256 | Stagnant |
257 | Stevedore |
258 | Stoicism |
259 | Stonking |
260 | Stratospheric |
261 | Subliminal |
262 | Subterranean |
263 | Sumptuous |
264 | Superflous |
265 | Supersonic |
266 | Synaesthesia |
267 | Synchronous |
268 | Syntax |
269 | Tantamount |
270 | Telemetry |
271 | Temerity |
272 | Tempestuous |
273 | Temporal |
274 | Tenacious |
275 | Tenuous |
276 | Tertiary |
277 | Thermonuclear |
278 | Titillating |
279 | Torniquet |
280 | Tributary |
281 | Truant |
282 | Trundle |
283 | Tryst |
284 | Turgid |
285 | Twinge |
286 | Umbrage |
287 | Unconscious |
288 | Unctuous |
289 | Undulous |
290 | Unmitigated |
291 | Utilitarian |
292 | Vengeance |
293 | Verdant |
294 | Vernacular |
295 | Vexatious |
296 | Vicariously |
297 | Viscera |
298 | Voluptuous |
299 | Wallowing |
300 | Whimsy |
301 | Xylophone |