1. Chuffed 4.

 Cheeky

When someone is chuffed, When someone is cheeky,

they are very pleased or it means that they are
happy about something. being a little rude or
disrespectful, but
“I’m absolutely chuffed usually in a way that is
with my birthday present. funny and endearing
Thanks!” (cute).

2. Knackered “That is a cheeky smile…

Knackered (or sometimes are you up to something?”
“ready for the knackers
yard”) means that someone “Did you just take the
is extremely tired. This last biscuit? That was a
comes bit cheeky!”
from “knacker,” which is
an older word. It refers It can also be used if
to a person who you are eating, drinking
slaughters old worn-out or doing something that
horses who can no longer you maybe should not or
work. that is not good for you.

“I’ve been up half of the “I’m just going to have a

night with the baby. I’m cheeky burger on the way
totally knackered.” home.”

3. Bants “Are you coming to the

pub tonight?”
“Bants” is an “On a Tuesday?! Well OK,
abbreviation (shortened just a few cheeky
version) of “banter.” drinks.”
“Banter” means to joke or
to exchange witty (quick 5. Fag
and fun) remarks with
others. In American English,
“fag” is a derogatory
“I’m going to Nando’s for (insulting or mean) term
some bants with the for someone who is gay.
lads.” In British slang,
however, it just means a “How did you get here?”
cigarette. “I bummed a lift with
Tony.”
“I’m going outside for a
fag.” Here, “lift” means
“ride.”
6. Cuppa
Cuppa comes from the 8. Mate
phrase “cup of.” The
implied (suggested) While in standard English
meaning is a cup of tea a mate is a life partner,
(because we love tea… it is commonly used in
sometimes stereotypes Britain to mean a friend.
exist for a reason). The It is also often used to
word “tea” is not address strangers in
actually needed. You only informal situations, such
need to make it clear if as in bars or on public
it is a “cuppa” coffee or transport. It is
a “cuppa” something other particularly used between
than tea. men (but not always). A
similar word is “pal”
“Would you like a cuppa?” (which is also used in
“I’d love one. I’ll get American English).
the kettle on.”
“What are you doing this
7. Bum weekend?”
“Hanging out with some of
You may already know that my mates.”
this word is the informal
word for “bottom.” It “Excuse me, mate, is
also has another meaning. anyone sitting here?”
It is used when somebody
uses or gets something “Hey pal, could I get a
from someone else without whisky and a beer
paying. please?”

“Can I bum a fag?” 9. Ledge

This is a shortening of
the word “legend.” A
legend is someone who is 11. Sherbets
well-known, often for
doing something great or In Britain, “sherbet” is
incredible. The slang a word for a fizzy sweet
word “ledge” is often an or sweet powder. However,
exaggeration, or used to inviting someone to go to
make things and people the pub for a few
sound more important than sherbets is not an
they really are. It can invitation to eat sweets,
be used not only to but an invitation to
describe a famous person, drink a few beers. It is
but also a friend or possible that this comes
family member who is not from the fizzy, frothy
famous. It is often used top on beers.
when the friend or family
member has done something “Do you fancy a few
particularly good or sherbets after work
impressive. tonight?”

“That final goal was Asking someone if they

amazing, mate. You’re a “fancy” something is a
ledge!” way of asking if they
would like it.
“Thanks for the tickets,
mum. What a ledge!” 12. Trollied

10. Gutted A “trolly” is the word

the British use for a
The original meaning of shopping cart. However,
“gut” is to remove the when the noun “trolly” is
insides of an animal turned into the adjective
before eating it (gutting “trollied,” it is used to
a fish, for example). It describe someone as being
also has the meaning of drunk.
being bitterly
disappointed about “I had a few too many
something. sherbets last night,
mate. I was trollied.”
“I was gutted when I
failed the exam.”
13. Narky “Would you like go
out today?”
Narky is another word for “Can’t be arsed. It’s
moody or bad-tempered. Sunday. I’m not getting
out of bed.”
“She won’t speak to me.
She’s been narky with me 16. Gagging
all day.”
The original meaning of
14. Fluke this word is choking or
retching (making
A “fluke” is something movements and sounds like
caused by chance or luck. vomiting). However, it
Something can also be also means to desperately
described as being need or want something.
“flukey,” meaning that it
is particularly lucky or “I’m gagging for a cuppa.
coincidental. I haven’t had one all
day!”
“I hit the bullseye (the
red target on a darts 17. Cracking
board)!”
“That was a total fluke! When something is
You wouldn’t be able to cracking it is
do it again.” particularly good or
excellent. People can
“I won 10 pounds on the also be described as
lotto again!” “cracking.” For example:
“That is so flukey!” “He’s a cracking lad.” It
can also mean to get
15. Arsed started on something (and
this meaning is also used
“Can’t be arsed” is a in American speech).
less polite version of
“Can’t be bothered.” It Another variation is the
is used to express that word “cracker.”
someone really does not Describing a person as a
want to or has not got “cracker” means you think
the energy to do a they are fantastic. (But
particular thing. watch out! This is
completely different in
American slang. In the
U.S., “cracker” can be an
insulting term for white
people from rural areas.)

“That was a cracking

dinner. Compliments to
the chef.”

“I have lots of Christmas

presents to wrap. I’d
better get cracking!”

18. Bloody

In standard English, 1. All right? — Used

“bloody” usually refers
to something covered in
blood. In British slang,
though, this is an
intensifier (something
that puts stress or
importance on another
word) and a mild
expletive (swear word).
“Bloody British English
is bloody confusing!
2.
Bloody hell! Why do they
have so much bloody
slang?”
most commonly as a
greeting and
certainly not one
that requires a
response. Brits will
welcome friends and
family members alike
by grunting these two
words to one another.
Arse — There could be
an entire English
dictionary devoted to
variations of this
single word.
Referring to what in
the US would be your
ass, this word can be
coupled with a
variety of other
 words to create whole 7. Bloke — A man. What
new realms of British in American English
slang (see below). might be called a
dude.
3. Arse over tit — The
undignified process 8. Baccy — The tobacco
of falling over, most that you use to roll
commonly occurring your own fags (no,
when completely that’s not what you
arseholed (drunk). think it is — see
below).
4. Arseholed — See
above. Be sure not to 9. Bog — Not a muddy
fall arse over tit. marsh, unless you’ve
got digestive
5. Ass — In the British
problems, but a
English dictionary,
toilet. British
this is not really a
people will often
curse word, just a
find themselves
donkey. You have been
bustin’ for the bog.
warned.
10. Bog roll — The paper
6. Bagsy — One of the
you use in the bog.
first words learned
by children 11. Botched — Something
throughout the that has not gone
British Isles, according to plan.
shouting bagsy is a
12. Barmy — If someone
way of staking a
calls you this then
claim on something.
they’re not being
The equivalent of
kind, it means you
calling shotgun, a
are bonkers (see
successful Bagsy is
below).
legally binding in an
English court of law
(not really).
13. Bonkers — It means Delighted. Just don’t
you are a bit barmy show it outwardly,
(see above!). we’re British,
remember?.
14. Cheesed off — Annoyed
or displeased. The 18. Codswallop — A load
British population of rubbish, something
spends most of their that is clearly
time cheesed off with nonsense.
the weather.
19. Daft — A bit stupid.
15. Chips — Many an Not particularly
American has come offensive, just
ashore and innocently mildly silly.
ordered chips, only
20. Dishy — A person,
to be right royally
usually male, who is
cheesed off. In the
very good-looking.
UK, chips are deep-
David Beckham could
fried strips of
be described as
potato, and chunky
dishy, or in fact, a
ones at that. In the
bit of a dish.
US, thin bastardized
versions of British 21. Dodgy — Used to
chips might call describe something a
themselves french little bit suspicious
fries. or questionable. The
American English
16. Chock-a-block — A
equivalent is shady.
place that is very
busy. A road, street, 22. Dosh — Money. Cash.
or shop full to the Slang for all types
rafters could be of currency.
described this way. 23. Dog’s Bollocks — A
17. Chuffed — Thrilled to strange but
bits. Happy. surprisingly popular
 term in British 28. Filch — Simply to
slang. If something steal.
is exceptionally good
29. Flog — To sell
it is known as the
something.
dog’s bollocks.
30. Fluke — If something
24. Easy peasy — If
happens purely by
something is not
chance then it is a
difficult then it is
fluke. It’s a lucky
loudly pronounced as
occurrence that
being easy peasy.
doesn't often happen.
25. Faff — Faffing around
31. Flutter — To bet or
is a very British
place a wager. Most
pleasure. It’s taking
usually used to
unnecessary time over
describe someone who
something that should
likes to have a small
be straightforward. A
stake on a horse
Brit likes nothing
race, for example,
more than a good
Mr. Smith likes to
faff.
have a flutter.
26. Fag — A cigarette.
32. Full of beans —
27. Fiddlesticks — A Someone who is full
harmless curse word of energy might be
held in reserve described as being
solely for use by full of beans. It’s
British grandmothers. possessing endless
Dropping a vase of quantities of get up
freshly cut daisies and go, almost to the
could result in a point of annoyance.
gently whispered
33. Gallivanting —
fiddlesticks.
Strutting or striding
about with a
 seemingly endless 40. Hanky panky — In
supply of confidence. American English this
would be known as
34. Gander — To take a
making out.
look around.
41. Hard — The British
35. Give us a bell —
slang definition of
Calling somebody on
hard is somebody who
the telephone. In
is ready to take on
this instance ‘us’
anyone or anything in
actually means ‘me’.
a fight. Usually a
36. Gobsmacked — self-inflicted state
Completely and of mind after several
utterly awestruck in pints of British ale,
amazement. a hard man is someone
37. Gormless — A person to be avoided.
who has little clue 42. Hard lines — A way of
or idea about what is saying bad luck.
going on around them.
43. Her Majesty’s
38. Gutted — Being pleasure — While this
incredibly upset sounds like a
about something. If pleasant invitation
your favorite sports to tea at the Palace,
team has just lost it’s best to avoid a
then you might be stint at Her
gutted. Majesty’s pleasure,
39. Haggle — To negotiate as it means spending
or argue over the time in prison.
price of something, 44. Honking — Being
entering into a violently sick.
heated and lengthy
45. Jammy — Consistently
discussion about its
being on the right
value and worth.
 side of good fortune. slang to mean casual
If you are repeatedly or civilian clothes.
lucky you might be
53. Mug — If you are a
described as jammy.
bit of a mug then you
46. Khazi — British slang are gullible, and
for the toilet. Don’t will believe
forget your bog roll. anything.
47. Kip — A short power 54. Mush — Slang for your
nap, the English word mouth, i.e. shut your
for a snooze. mush.
48. Knees up — A proper 55. Naff — Something that
British party, full is a bit uncool would
of warm beer and loud be described as naff.
music. Just don’t end
56. Narked — Cheesed off,
up honking.
irritated. If you’re
49. Leg it — To run away, in a bad mood you
usually from trouble. might be labeled as
narked or even a bit
50. Lurgy — If you have
narky.
the dreaded lurgy
then you are unwell 57. Nick — To steal or
with either the flu take something that
or a cold. doesn’t belong to
you. If you are then
51. Mate — A good friend
caught by the
or acquaintance.
police/law/fuzz then
Regularly used as a
you would be nicked.
greeting or term of
affection. 58. Nitwit — An
inoffensive way of
52. Mufti — A military
describing someone a
term that has seeped
bit silly.
its way into British
59. Nosh — Food! You 64. Off your trolley —
might describe a Someone who is
tasty meal as a good described as such is
nosh up. usually behaving in a
crazy manner.
60. Not my cup of tea — A
classic British 65. On your bike — A not
phrase that is so polite way of
trundled out to telling someone to go
describe a situation away.
or circumstance that
66. Pants — Tricky for
does not bring one
our US cousins to get
pleasure.
their heads round,
61. Nowt — Originating in but British pants are
the North of England our undergarments.
(another instance They go underneath
where an entire our trousers. To show
subcategory of one's pants is very
British slang terms uncouth.
could be procured)
67. Parky — Used to
this word has entered
describe cold
mainstream language
weather. Not
to mean nothing.
drastically cold,
62. Nut — To headbutt just a bit chilly.
someone. Not
68. Pear-shaped — When
pleasant.
something has not
63. Off-colour — Sick, gone entirely to
poorly, or generally plan, it is said to
under the weather. If have gone a bit pear-
you are looking off- shaped.
colour then the
69. Piece of cake — When
chances are you don’t
something is easy
look well.
 peasy it could be 75. Prat — A low-key
described as a piece curse work for a
of cake. No food or stupid person.
confectionery Pratting around could
necessary. also be used to
describe someone
70. Pinch — Another word
behaving in a foolish
for stealing, or
way.
purchasing something
at a heavily 76. Put a sock in it —
discounted rate. This is a fairly rude
way of telling
71. Pissed — This doesn't
someone to be quiet.
mean annoyed or angry
as in American 77. Quid — Slang word for
English. It means a British pound.
blind drunk.
78. Rubbish — Everything
72. Plastered — Another a Brit throws in the
British slang term bin is called
for being drunk. rubbish. Not trash or
Anyone would think garbage, but rubbish.
the Brits like a
79. Scrummy — A word to
drink.
describe something
73. Porkies — Spreading deliciously tasty.
lies. Anyone not
80. Skive — To skive off
being straight with
work or school is to
the truth could be
bunk off or play
accused of telling
truant. Hopefully not
porkies.
getting caught in the
74. Porridge — Doing a process.
stretch in porridge
81. Sloshed — Yep,
means serving time in
another way to
prison.
describe being drunk,
 pissed, blotto, 87. Spend a penny — This
trashed, plastered… means going to the
bathroom. Originating
82. Smarmy — A person,
from a time when
usually male, who is
public toilets
too smooth for their
charged one penny for
own good and comes
their services.
across not as
charming, but 88. Squiffy — On the way
saccharine sweet to to being drunk. Not
the point of quite sloshed but
repulsion. only a few drinks
away.
83. Snog — A kiss.
89. Starkers — Nude.
84. Snookered — Appearing
Naked. Without
in the English
clothing.
dictionary thanks to
the ancient game of 90. Strop — A public
snooker, to be display of
snookered means you displeasure might be
are in a situation described as having a
from which you can strop.
see no obvious
91. Swear — In the United
escape.
Kingdom to swear is
85. Sod’s law — when the same as to cuss
something can go or curse.
wrong, it will, owing
92. Ta — Short for
largely to Sod’s law.
thanks.
86. Shirty — Someone who
93. Toodle pip — An old
is demonstrating
English word that
signs of irritability
means goodbye.
might be described as
getting shirty.
94. Twee — Small, dainty, period of time, i.e.
or quaint. A very We haven't visited
British term to there for yonks.
describe lots of
aspects of life in
the United Kingdom.
95. Taking the biscuit —
if you are taking the
biscuit when you are
starting to push your
luck. A similar
phrase in American
English is to take
the cake.
96. Waffle — To endlessly
drone on about
nothing. Someone
talking incessantly
would be described as
waffling on.
97. Welly — If you give
something welly
you’ve given it a
really good go.
98. Wobbler — To have a
tantrum or throw a
strop.
99. Yakking — Talking too
much.
100. Yonks — A general
term for a long
1.ser – Idiot 30. Quid – £
2. Cock-up – Screw up 31. Taking the Piss –
3. Bloody – Damn Screwing around32. Pissed
4. Give You A Bell – Call – Drunk
you 33. Loo – Toilet
5. Blimey! – My Goodness 34. Nicked – Stolen
6. Wanker – Idiot 35. Nutter – Crazy Person
7. Gutted – Devastated 36. Knackered – Tired
8. Bespoke – Custom Made 37. Gobsmacked – Amazed
9. Chuffed – Proud 38. Dog’s Bollocks –
10. Fancy – Like Awesome
11. Sod Off – Piss off 39. Chap – Male or friend
12. Lost the Plot – Gone 40. Bugger – Jerk
Crazy 41. Bog Roll – Toilet
13. Fortnight – Two Weeks Paper
14. Sorted – Arranged 42. Bob’s Your Uncle –
15. Hoover – Vacuum There you go!
16. Kip – Sleep or nap 43. Anti-Clockwise – We
17. Bee’s Knees – Awesome Say Counter Clockwise
18. Know Your Onions – 44. C of E – Church of
Knowledgeable England
19. Dodgy – Suspicious 45. Pants – Panties
20. Wonky – Not right 46. Throw a Spanner in
21. Wicked – Cool! the Works – Screw up
22. Whinge – Whine 47. Zed – We say ZZZZZZZ
23. Tad – Little bit 48. Absobloodylootely –
24. Tenner – £10 YES!
25. Fiver – £5 49. Nosh – Food
26. Skive – Lazy or avoid 50. One Off – One time
doing something only
27. Toff – Upper Class 51. Shambles – Mess
Person 52. Arse-over-tit – Fall
28. Punter – over
Customer/Prostitute’s 53. Brilliant! – Great!
Client 54. Dog’s Dinner – A
29. Scouser – Someone mess, a fiasco.
from Liverpool 55. Up for it – Willing
to have sex 79. Starkers – Naked
56. On the Pull – Looking 80. Smeg – From Red Dwarf
for sex 81. Bits ‘n Bobs –
57. Made Redundant – Various things
Fired from a job 82. Anorak – A person
58. Easy Peasy – Easy weirdly interested in
59. See a Man About a Dog something
– Do a deal or take a 83. Shambles – bad
dump shape/plan gone wrong
60. Up the Duff – 84. I’m Off to
Pregnant Bedfordshire – Going to
61. DIY – Do It Yourself bed
home improvements 85. Her Majesty’s
62. Chat Up – Flirt Pleasure – To be in
63. Fit – Hot prison
64. Arse – Ass 86. Horses for Courses –
65. Strawberry Creams – Won’t work for someone
Breasts else
66. Shag – Screw 87. John Thomas – Penis
67. Gentleman Sausage – 88. Plastered – Drunk
Penis 89. Meat and Two Veg –
68. Twigs & Berries – Genitalia
Genitalia 90. Knob Head –
69. Fanny – Vagina Idiot/Dickhead
70. Bollocks – Balls 91 Chav – White trash
71. Ponce – Poser 92. It`s monkeys outside
72. Don’t Get Your – it is very cold
Knickers in a Twist – 93. Stag Night – Bachelor
Don’t Get worked up Party
73. The Telly – 94. Ace – Cool!
Television 95. Plonker – Idiot
74. Bangers – Sausage 96. Blighty – Britain
75. Chips – French Fries 97. Rubbish – Garbage or
76. Daft Cow – Idiot ‘That’s crap!’
77. Do – Party
78. Uni
-College/University
Bagsy Budge Up
Shouting bagsy is the Take a ride on the Tube
equivalent of claiming and hopefully no one
shotgun on the front seat tells you budge up, i.e.,
or dibs on the move over. (Manspreading
last cupcake. isn't cool, no matter
Do not violate the rules which country you're in.)
of bagsy.
Cheesed Off
Bloke
Cheese the food is great.
Just like the Cheesed off the feeling?
quintessentially American Not so much. This one's a
dude, bloke is the synonym for annoyed or
stereotypical way of displeased.
referring to a British
Chin Wag
man. This word actually
dates back to circa- Do you have time to sit
1829 though! for a chin wag? That
means a friendly
Bog Roll
conversation.
Head to the loo and
Chips
you'll hopefully find a
bog roll, a.k.a. toilet If you order fish and
paper. If you've got to chips, don't expect to
go, you can also ask for receive crunchy Lays on
the bog, lavatory, or the side. In an eternally
just plain old lave. confusing switcheroo,
Brits call French fries
Botched
"chips" and their potato
This one's occasionally chips "crisps."
used stateside, but
Chockablock
botched equates to messed
up or poorly done. Don't This one's just fun to
get it confused with the say. The sidewalk outside
similar-sounding "bodged" of the Lindo Wing was
— that adjective actually chockablock — or full —
means improvised. of reporters during
the birth of the royal Dosh
baby.
Benjamins and bucks
Chuffed describe U.S. currency.
Refer to pounds as dosh
We are quite chuffed,
or bread when you're
meaning pleased or
paying up during your
delighted, to bring you
U.K. trip.
all of these delightful
British words and Fit
sayings.
Fit doesn't necessarily
Codswallop mean hitting the gym,
although it can help —
Calling something a load
it's a way of saying
of codswallop is the
someone
equivalent of dubbing it
nonsense. The British Gormless
tabloids calling out Kate
You don't want to be the
Middleton's fingers for
gormless American when
being the same length?
you're traveling abroad —
Codswallop!
it means foolish or
Dishy lacking intelligence.
This one basically means Gutted
hot or good-looking.
Use "gutted" when the
Suggested alternate
word "sad" just isn't
definition: David
enough. We were gutted
Beckham.
when found out there
Dodgy won't be a third season
of Fleabag!
American kiddos use the
word sus to mean Her Majesty's Pleasure
suspicious; back in the
It seems like it'd be an
day, we said "sketchy."
honor to serve at Her
Sub in dodgy to describe
Majesty's pleasure, but
something as evasive or
it's not; it means to
questionable the British
serve time in prison, the
way.
way we'd say "go up the Ledge
river."
This is short for
Kip "legend." Young
people often use this
Jet lag got you feeling
sarcastically, but in a
groggy? You'll want to
good-natured way. You
head for the kip (your
took out the garbage
bed) ASAP. You can also
today? You're a ledge!
use it as a verb meaning
to sleep or nap. Legless
Knackered Down a few too many pints
at the pub and you'll
Similarly, knackered is
stumble on home looking a
the colloquial way of
bit legless. No, you
saying tired. Example: We
still have both of your
bet the Duchess of
legs; you're just drunk.
Cambridge is feeling
especially knackered Mega
these days with three
Here, mega might mean
kids running around.
very big, but over there
Know Your Onions it means extremely good.
You like One Direction?
Got full marks on your
They're mega!
math test? You must
really know your onions! Miffed
While it sounds smelly, Similar to cheesed off,
this phrase actually miffed means irked or
serves as compliment annoyed. It's fair to
meaning knowledgeable or feel miffed if
clever. It reportedly your teatime scone didn't
derives from a man called come with any clotted
S.G. Onions who used fake cream.
coins to teach children
about money. If they Minted
picked up the lessons, We often refer to things
they would then know as being "newly minted"
their onions, the BBC when they're brand new,
reports.
but in the U.K., if etiquette, it means you
you're minted it just did very well. Like
means you're rich. making a proper cup of
tea.
Pissed
Here and there, if you're
pissed off, you're angry.
But over there, if you're
just "pissed," it means
you're drunk. Lay off the
pints, mate!
Off-License
You can pick up your
Irish whisky or British
gin at the duty-free
store, or buy some at the
local off-license and
stick it in your checked
bag. This phrase for
liquor store comes from
idea that it's an
establishment licensed to
sell booze that's
consumed off the
premises.
Plastered
Chalk this one up to the
likes of legless and the
pissed. You can also call
your tipsy mates sloshed,
wankered, or trolleyed.
Proper
Doing things the proper
way doesn't necessarily
you followed the rules of
10 Serendipity (n.) 7 Solitude (n.)

The chance occurrence of A state of seclusion or

events in a beneficial isolation. Example: We
way. Example: We all have enjoyed the beauty and
experienced the solitude of the quiet
serendipity of important beach more than ever.
information arriving just
when we were least 6 Aurora (n.)
expecting it.
The dawn in the early
9 Petrichor (n.) morning. Example: The
aurora over the skyline
The pleasant, earthy
was too beautiful not to
smell after rain.
photograph.
Example: Although I do
love the pleasant, dewy
petrichor of the post- 5 Idyllic (adj.)

rain afternoon, I still Like an idyll; extremely

hope the weather stays happy, peaceful, or
sunny. picturesque. Example: The
blossom growing in the
8 Supine (adj.) courtyard created such an
idyllic setting.
Lying face upwards
Example: She was lying
supine on the beach chair
looking at the sky.
4 Clinomania (n.) 1 Sequoia (n.)

Excessive desire to stay (A 7 letter word that has

in bed. Example: I the letter Q and all 5
definitely have vowels) A redwood tree,
clinomania; I love especially the California
sleeping, making mornings redwood. Example: I love
a struggle for me. visiting forests where
you can see a sequoia.
3 Pluviophile (n.)

A lover of rain; someone

who finds joy and peace
of mind during rainy
days. Example: My sister
is a real pluviophile;
she really enjoys the
weather in the rainy
season.

2 Euphoria (n.)

A feeling or state of
intense excitement and
happiness. Example: The
euphoria of passing my
final exam is a feeling I
will never forget.
Aurora Euphoria
Originally the name of the Derived from the Greek
Roman goddess of sunrise, word for healthy, the
the word aurora is now word euphoria is now used
used to describe the dawn, to describe an intense
as well as the feeling of happiness or
stunning luminous elation. A sense of
phenomenon that takes euphoria may be the result
place in the upper of a fortunate turn of
atmosphere of a planet's events or an indescribable
magnetic polar regions. personal high.
For example, you may have
a trip to see the Aurora Serendipity
Borealis as an item on You've probably
your bucket list. experienced this
phenomenon more than you
Inure
realize—remember that time
Not all beautiful words you went on a coffee run
have beautiful meanings. and stumbled upon the best
The word inure means to chocolate cake your city
accept or grow accustomed has to offer? Or when you
to something undesirable. were cleaning your home
For example, your family's and found those earrings
constant criticism could you thought were gone
inure you to toxic years ago? Those happy
behavior from loved ones. coincidences are all cases
of serendipity.
Mellifluous
Cherish
This lyrical word refers
to something that is sweet The word cherish means to
and enjoyable, especially hold dear or cultivate
when it comes to sound. with care and affection.
You might find the early Whether that's your
spring sounds of chirping family, your home, or your
birds to be most prized possession (or
quite mellifluous. all three!), everyone has
someone or something that Eternity
they cherish.
Forever; always; a
Demure limitless time. These are
just some ways to describe
One of our favorite the endless and sometimes
beautiful frightening idea
words, demure is used to of eternity.
describe any modest and
reserved behavior. Felicity
Etymologists believe it
This one's just another
may have been derived from
word for a state of
the Anglo-French verb
happiness. For example,
demorer or demourer, which
you might find yourself in
means "to linger."
a state of felicity the
Elixir next time you're
surrounded by people you
If you're well-versed in love.
the world of Harry
Potter, you probably Languor
associate this word with
Another beautiful word
the elixir of life derived
with a not-so-beautiful
from the Sorcerer's Stone.
definition, languor refer
In the 17th century,
s to lethargy or weakness
alchemists believed it was
in body and mind. You
possible to create
might experience this
an elixir that would turn
phenomenon when you've
base metals to stone and
been working too many
allow people to live
hours and are starting to
forever. Today, the word
hit burnout. All that
is used to identify a
means is it's time to use
substance that's capable
that PTO!
of changing base metals
into gold. You might also Love
use it to describe that
cocktail you just whipped There's way more than one
up at your home bar. definition for this
feeling, action,
phenomenon (etc, etc). But
we can all agree that the have come across someone
word love is as beautiful who is perfectly typical,
as everything it otherwise known
describes. as quintessential.
Snacking on strawberries
Solitude and cream while sipping a
If you're an extrovert, Pimm's Cup at Wimbledon?
then solitude may not be That's so quintessentially
ideal. But if you're an British!
introvert, you'll probably
Plethora
enjoy and seek out
solitude, or the act of This word has two
being alone and away from definitions—one beautiful
society. and one not so beautiful.
While plethora is most
Epiphany commonly associated with
While there are several having an abundance of
meanings of this word, something (close your eyes
most people associate and picture a plethora of
an epiphany with a life- disposable income!), it's
changing realization. also a medical word that's
You'll find examples of used to describe increased
these in your favorite blood in a specific area.
books and movies, such as
Nemesis
the classic scene
in Clueless when Cher As beautifully as this
realizes she's "majorly, word rolls off of the
totally, butt-crazy in tongue, it is associated
love" with her stepbrother with a rival or arch-enemy
Josh. and can be used to
describe inflicting an act
Quintessential of vengeance. That friend-
Have you ever met someone of-a-friend who grinds
who embodies all of the your gears every time he
characteristics of the comes to Friday night
city they're from or the drinks? He might be
career path they've your nemesis.
chosen? Then you might
Lithe fulfill all of your
aesthetically pleasing
One syllable and full of
linguistic needs.
grace, the word lithe is
used to characterize Eloquence
flexibility and a slim
figure. For example, you A quality found in the
may have noticed the lithe most skillful politicians,
ballerinas when you this word refers to
attended a performance persuasive expressiveness.
of The Nutcracker at Look out for eloquence in
Christmastime. the 2020 presidential
debates—which candidate's
Tranquility eloquence will win your
vote?
Hopefully, you'll achieve
a state of tranquility on Sequoia
your next beach vacation.
This is just another word These larger than life
for being free from trees can be found
agitation of mind or throughout California,
spirit. particularly in their
namesake national park in
Elegance the southern Sierra Nevada
Mountains. Having a hard
Another word that sounds
time differentiating
exactly the way it's
between a sequoia and a
defined, elegance is a
redwood (or the Sequoia
quality of style and
National Park and the
grace.
Redwood National and State
Renaissance Parks)? Here's an easy way
to differentiate: if
Whether you're referring you're on the coast, then
to your own personal you're probably looking up
revival in life or the at a redwood; if you're
transitional period inland, then you've
between the 14th and 17th definitely found yourself
centuries, the in the presence of a
word renaissance will sequoia.
roll off the tongue and
Peace Instead of merely calling
them fun to be around, you
Ever versatile, the
could take things up a
word peace can refer to a
notch and say they have
state of mind, freedom
an effervescent personali
from civil disturbances,
ty. That simply means they
or a time without war.
have an appealingly lively
Lullaby quality.

There isn't a better word Opulence

to describe a soothing
Do you dream of owning a
melody to get your child
mansion in Beverly Hills
to sleep. But this word
with a Maserati in the
isn't reserved for babies—
driveway and regular
it can also be used as a
shopping trips on Rodeo
verb meaning to quiet with
Drive? Then you might be
or as with a lullaby.
pining for a life
Paradox of opulence. Keep on
grinding!
The beginning of the end.
Youth is wasted on the Ethereal
young. These are both
This light and airy word
examples of paradox, or a
might remind you of
statement that seemingly
celestial
contradicts itself.
bodies. Ethereal can
Pristine refer to the upper regions
of space as well as
This beautiful word seems anything that is heavenly
to sparkle—and that's and unworldly seeming.
fitting,
since pristine means "fre Sanguine
sh and clean or as if
A complicated and
new."
beautiful
Effervescent word, sanguine comes with
several meanings. It's
Here's a clever new way to typically used as a
describe the bubbly can-do synonym for optimism, but
person around your office. it can also describe a
bloodred hue or something Creator with certain
relating to blood. unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life,
Panacea Liberty, and the Pursuit
Panacea means all-healing of Happiness." These
in Greek and, fittingly, "truths" could also be
Panacea was the Greek described as axioms.
goddess of healing. Today,
Silhouette
the word is used to refer
to something that could Depending on the
fix everything. Imagine a situation, seeing a
remedy for all of the silhouette—or the outline
problems you face on a of a figure—may be
daily basis—that would be beautiful or spooky. For
a panacea. example, seeing
the silhouette of a young
Bodacious couple on a park bench is
While this word is often lovely, but if you see a
used to describe a woman's shadowy silhouette in
curves, bodacious can a house you thought was
also be used to describe empty, then you might want
something that is to run away.
remarkable or admirable.
Surreptitious
For example, a person
might have a bodacious This word means to act
energy or a home might clandestinely or to do or
have bodacious decor. acquire something by
stealth. For example, that
Axiom person at your job who
An axiom is a statement always seems to be working
that is widely accepted as on a secret project might
true. For example, from be
the Declaration of considered surreptitious.
Independence—"we hold
Ingenue
these truths to be self-
evident, that all men are You'll find examples of
created equal, that they this word in classic
are endowed by their literature, film, and
television. Naive and golden retriever
innocent female characters puppies, ebullience is
such as Sandy at the start the quality of excitement
of Grease and Ophelia and enthusiasm.
from Hamlet are examples
of ingenues.

Dulcet
This dainty word is
another one that seems to
describe exactly what it
sounds like—which is
anything that is generally
pleasing. For example, you
may have recently listened
to
particularly dulcet music
or indulged in a dulcet
chocolate cake.

Tryst
This crisp word is usually
used to describe a
somewhat discreet meeting
between two lovers. While
technically defined as any
sort of meeting or
appointment (not
necessarily with romantic
motivations), you probably
don't want to refer to
the next meeting at your
office as a "tryst".

Ebullience
A beautiful word that's
probably best used to
describe a litter of
Ailurophile- A cat-lover. Dulcet- Sweet, sugary.
Assemblage- A gathering. Ebullience- Bubbling
enthusiasm.
Becoming- Attractive.
Effervescent- Bubbly.
Beleaguer- To exhaust
with attacks. Efflorescence- Flowering,
blooming.
Brood- To think alone.
Elision- Dropping a sound
Bucolic- In a lovely
or syllable in a word.
rural setting.
Elixir- A good potion.
Bungalow- A small, cozy
cottage. Eloquence- Beauty and
persuasion in speech.
Chatoyant- Like a cat’s
eye. Embrocation- Rubbing on a
lotion.
Comely- Attractive.
Emollient- A softener.
Conflate- To blend
together. Ephemeral- Short-lived.
Cynosure- A focal point Epiphany- A sudden
of admiration. revelation.
Dalliance- A brief love Erstwhile- At one time,
affair. for a time.
Demesne- Dominion, Ethereal- Gaseous,
territory. invisible but detectable.
Demure- Shy and reserved. Evanescent- Vanishing
quickly, lasting a very
Denouement- The
short time.
resolution of a mystery.
Evocative- Suggestive.
Desuetude- Disuse.
Fetching- Pretty.
Desultory- Slow,
sluggish. Felicity- Pleasantness.
Diaphanous- Filmy. Forbearance- Withholding
response to provocation.
Dissemble- Deceive.
Fugacious- Fleeting. Labyrinthine- Twisting
and turning.
Furtive- Shifty, sneaky.
Lagniappe- A special kind
Gambol- To skip or leap
of gift.
about joyfully.
Lagoon- A small gulf or
Glamour- Beauty.
inlet.
Gossamer- The finest
Languor- Listlessness,
piece of thread, a
inactivity.
spider’s silk
Lassitude- Weariness,
Halcyon- Happy, sunny,
listlessness.
care-free.
Leisure- Free time.
Harbinger- Messenger with
news of the future. Lilt- To move musically
or lively.
Imbrication- Overlapping
and forming a regular Lissome- Slender and
pattern. graceful.
Imbroglio- An altercation Lithe- Slender and
or complicated situation. flexible.
Imbue- To infuse, Love- Deep affection.
instill.
Mellifluous- Sweet
Incipient- Beginning, in sounding.
an early stage.
Moiety- One of two equal
Ineffable- Unutterable, parts.
inexpressible.
Mondegreen- A slip of the
Ingénue- A naïve young ear.
woman.
Murmurous- Murmuring.
Inglenook- A cozy nook by
Nemesis- An unconquerable
the hearth.
archenemy.
Insouciance Blithe
Offing- The sea between
nonchalance.
the horizon and the
Inure- To become jaded. offshore.
Onomatopoeia- A word that Ripple- A very small
sounds like its meaning. wave.
Opulent- Lush, luxuriant. Scintilla- A spark or
very small thing.
Palimpsest- A manuscript
written over earlier Sempiternal- Eternal.
ones.
Seraglio- Rich, luxurious
Panacea- A solution for oriental palace or harem.
all problems
Serendipity- Finding
Panoply- A complete set. something nice while
looking for something
Pastiche- An art work
else.
combining materials from
various sources. Summery- Light, delicate
or warm and sunny.
Penumbra- A half-shadow.
Sumptuous- Lush,
Petrichor- The smell of
luxurious.
earth after rain.
Surreptitious- Secretive,
Plethora- A large
sneaky.
quantity.
Susquehanna- A river in
Propinquity- An
Pennsylvania.
inclination.
Susurrous- Whispering,
Pyrrhic- Successful with
hissing.
heavy losses.
Talisman- A good luck
Quintessential- Most
charm.
essential.
Tintinnabulation-
Ratatouille- A spicy
Tinkling.
French stew.
Umbrella- Protection from
Ravel- To knit or unknit.
sun or rain.
Redolent- Fragrant.
Untoward- Unseemly,
Riparian- By the bank of inappropriate.
a stream.
Vestigial- In trace
amounts.
Wafture- Waving.
Wherewithal- The means.
1. SONDER {English}
Woebegone- Sorrowful, (n.) the realization that
downcast. each random passerby is
living a life as vivid
and complex as your own
2. ELOQUENCE {English}
(n.) fluent or persuasive
speaking or writing
3. VERTIGO {English}
(n.) a sensation of
whirling and loss of
balance, associated
particularly with looking
down from a great height;
giddiness
4. SERENDIPITY {English}
(n.) finding something
good without looking for
it
5. REDAMANCY {English}
(n.) an act of loving the
one who loves you; a love
returned in full
6. TSUNDOKU {Japanese}
(n.) the act of buying
books and not reading
them; letting books pile
up unread on shelves
7. ONISM {English}
(n.) the awareness of how
little of the world
you’ll experience
8. EUNOIA {English}
(n.) beautiful thinking; 16. VELLICHOR {English}
a well mind (n.) the strange
9. ORENDA {Iroquoian} wistfulness of used
(n.) a mystical force bookstores, which are
present in all people somehow infused with the
that empowers them to passage of time – filled
affect the world, or to with thousands of old
effect change in their books you’ll never have
own lives time to read, each of
10. MUDITA {Pāli, which is itself locked in
Sanskrit} its own era, bound and
(n.) taking delight in dated and papered over
the happiness of others, like an old room the
vicarious joy author abandoned years
11. KOMOREBI {Japanese} ago, a hidden annex
(n.) sunlight filtering littered with thoughts
through trees left just as they were on
12. VOORPRET {Dutch} the day they were
(n.) pre-fun, the sense captured
of enjoyment felt before 17. LAOTONG {Chinese}
a party or event takes (n.) a friendship bonding
place two girls together for
13. FERNWEH {German} eternity as kindred
(n.) a longing to travel, sisters
missing a place you’ve 18. TIDSOPTIMIST
never been {Swedish}
14. MERAKI {Greek} (n.) a person who is
(v.) to do something with always late because they
soul, creativity, or think they have more time
love; when you leave a than they do; a time
piece of yourself in your optimist
work 19. GOYA {Urdu}
15. JAYUS {Indonesian} (n.) the suspension of
(n.) a joke so poorly disbelief that occurs in
told and unfunny you good storytelling; a
can’t help but laugh
story that feels like 28. EFFERVESCENT
reality {English}
20. SEREIN {French} (adj.) giving off
(n.) the fine, light rain bubbles; fizzy
that falls from a clear 29. LOQUACIOUS {English}
sky at sunset or in the (adj.) talking or tending
early hours of night; to talk much; speaking
evening serenity freely 
21. QUINTESSENTIAL 30. YA’ABURNEE {Arabic} 
{English} (n.) both morbid and
(adj.) representing the beautiful at once, this
most perfect or typical incantatory word means
example of a quality; “You bury me,” a
classic declaration of one’s hope
22. EPHEMERAL {English} that they’ll die before
(adj.) lasting for a very another person because of
short time; fleeting how difficult it would be
23. HIRAETH {Welsh} to live without them
(n.) a homesickness for a 31. MAMIHLAPTINATAPAI
home you can’t return to, {Yaghan}
or that never was (n.) the wordless look
24. UBUNTU {Nguni Bantu} between two people who
(n.) the belief that we both desire something,
are defined by our yet are equally reluctant
compassion and kindness to initiate
toward others 32. GIGIL {Filipino}
25. MÅNGATA {Swedish} (n.) the overwhelming
(n.) the glimmering, urge to squeeze or pinch
road-like reflection the something very cute
moon creates on water 33. HYGGE {Danish}
26. FELICITY {English} (n.) an absence of
(n.) intense happiness anything annoying, taking
27. VELLEITY {English} pleasure from the
(n.) a wish or presence of gentle or
inclination not strong soothing things
enough to lead to action 34. SOBREMESA {Spanish}
(n.) the time after lunch of life and accepting
or dinner spent talking peacefully the natural
to people you shared the cycle of growth and decay
meal with 42. FIRGUN {Hebrew}
35. RESPLENDENCE (n.) the simple,
{English} unselfish joy that
(adj.) splendid or something good has
dazzling in appearance happened to someone else
36. FRENETIC {English} 43. PETRICHOR {English}
(adj.) fast and energetic (n.) the pleasant, earthy
in a rather wild and smell after rain
uncontrolled way 44. LIMERANCE {Swedish}
37. RETROUVAILLES (n.) the state of being
{French}  infatuated with another
(n.) the feeling of joy person
when you are reunited 45. FLÂNEUR {French}
with a loved one after a (n.) a person of leisure,
long separation deliberately aimless,
38. METANOIA {Greek} simply wandering the
(n.) the journey of streets and soaking in
changing one’s mind, the city
heart, self, or way of 46. OBLIVION {English}
life (n.) the state of being
39. MELLIFLUOUS {English} unaware of what is
(adj.) a sound that is happening around you
smooth and musical, 47. IRIDESCENT {English}
pleasing to hear (adj.) producing a
40. FIKA {Swedish} display of rainbow-like
(n.) a coffee break colors
between friends or 48. CHRYSALISM {English}
colleagues, often (n.) the amniotic
accompanied by pastries tranquility of being
41. WABI-SABI {Japanese} indoors during a
(n.) a way of living that thunderstorm, listening
focuses on finding beauty to waves pattering
within the imperfections against the roof like an
argument upstairs, whose (n.) the realization of
muffled words are love through separation
unintelligible but whose 56. YUANFEN {Chinese}
crackling release of (n.) the force that
built-up tension you brings us together
understand perfectly 57. NAZ {Urdu}
49. AESTHETE {English} (n.) the pride you feel
(n.) someone with deep from being loved
sensitivity to the beauty 58. MERAZ {Serbian}
of art or nature (n.) a sense of oneness
50. ONSRA{Serbian} with the universe derived
(n.) the bittersweet from the simplest
feeling that love won’t pleasures
last 59. HANYAUKU {Rukwangali}
51. COMMOUVERE {Italian} (v.) to walk on tiptoes
(v.) to move, to touch, across hot sand
to stir, to affect; to 60. ZHI ZI ZHI SHOU, YU
move someone to tears ZI XIE LAO {Chinese}
52. NUNCHI {Korean} (v.) to hold hands and
(n.) the ability to gauge grow old together
the mood of others, read Please share our stories:
the atmosphere, and react
appropriately
53. CAFUNÉ {Brazilian
Portuguese}
(n.) the act of tenderly
running one’s fingers
through someone’s hair
54. ÉNOUEMENT {English}
(n.) the bittersweetness
of having arrived in the
future, seeing how things
turn out, but not being
able to tell your past
self
55. VIRAHA{Hindi}