What is the rarest word?

Here are the fifteen most unusual words you can find in the English language.
  • Nudiustertian. ...
  • Quire. ...
  • Yarborough. ...
  • Tittynope. ...
  • Winklepicker. ...
  • Ulotrichous. ...
  • Kakorrhaphiophobia. ...
  • Xertz. Who would have imagined it?
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What are beautiful rare words?

25 Rare Words with Beautiful Meanings
  • Coddiwomple (English slang) ...
  • Defenestration. ...
  • Eudaimonia (Greek) ...
  • Hygge (hoo-geh) (Danish) ...
  • Limerence. ...
  • Mudita (Sanskrit) ...
  • Numinous (from Latin word numen) ...
  • Peripatetic.
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What are some rare words?

50 Rare Words That Are Useful to Know
  • Accismus (noun) Accismus is a useful term for pretending to be disinterested in something when you actually want it. ...
  • Acumen (noun) ...
  • Anachronistic (adjective) ...
  • Anthropomorphize (verb) ...
  • Apricate (verb) ...
  • Bastion (noun) ...
  • Burgeon (verb) ...
  • Convivial (adjective)
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What is the least known word?

The 20 least known words in English
  • genipap.
  • futhorc.
  • witenagemot.
  • gossypol.
  • chaulmoogra.
  • brummagem.
  • alsike.
  • chersonese.
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What is a very unique word?

1. Abomasum — the fourth stomach of a ruminant, such as a cow or sheep (noun) 2. Absquatulate — to leave somewhere abruptly (verb)
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Rare English words



What is the cutest word?

What's The Cutest Word In The World?
  • charm.
  • glitter.
  • bubble.
  • bumblebee.
  • petite.
  • humdrum.
  • snuggle.
  • pipsqueak.
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What word takes 3 hours to say?

You will be surprised to know that the longest word in English has 1, 89,819 letters and it will take you three and a half hours to pronounce it correctly. This is a chemical name of titin, the largest known protein.
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What is the weirdest word?

Here are the 12 weirdest words in English:
  • Vex.
  • Bequeath.
  • Mixology.
  • Flub.
  • [
  • Bibble.
  • Kakorrhaphiophobia.
  • Berserk.
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What is the oldest word?

Mother, bark and spit are just three of 23 words that researchers believe date back 15,000 years, making them the oldest known words.
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What word has all 26 letters in it?

An English pangram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet. The most well known English pangram is probably “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. My favorite pangram is “Amazingly few discotheques provide jukeboxes.”
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What was the first word ever?

Also according to Wiki answers,the first word ever uttered was “Aa,” which meant “Hey!” This was said by an australopithecine in Ethiopia more than a million years ago.
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What is the nicest word?

The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words
  • 3 Pluviophile (n.)
  • 4 Clinomania (n.)
  • 5 Idyllic (adj.)
  • 6 Aurora (n.)
  • 7 Solitude (n.)
  • 8 Supine (adj.)
  • 9 Petrichor (n.)
  • 10 Serendipity (n.)
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What is the most aesthetic word?

The 30 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language
  • Vellichor. ...
  • Petrichor. ...
  • Serendipity. ...
  • Diaphanous. ...
  • Limerence. ...
  • Silhouette. ...
  • Akimbo. ...
  • Mellifluous.
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What are aesthetic words?

  • elegant,
  • exquisite,
  • glorious,
  • Junoesque,
  • magnificent,
  • resplendent,
  • splendid,
  • statuesque,
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Is there a word with 1000 letters?

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

It's a technical word referring to the lung disease more commonly known as silicosis.
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What is the longest video on YouTube?

Jonathan Harchick of Moldy Toaster Media currently holds the record for the longest video on YouTube, titled “THE LONGEST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE – 596 HOURS.” The video was uploaded back in 2012 and hasn't been beaten as far as we know.
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Is there a word without a vowel?

Words with no vowels. Cwm and crwth do not contain the letters a, e, i, o, u, or y, the usual vowels (that is, the usual symbols that stand for vowel sounds) in English. But in those words the letter w simply serves instead, standing for the same sound that oo stands for in the words boom and booth.
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What is the least used letter?

As you can probably guess, the letter Z is the least commonly used letter in the English alphabet. (In American English, this letter is pronounced “zee.”) The letter Q is the second least commonly used letter. In English words, Q is almost always followed by the letter U.
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Is Y still vowel?

Y is considered to be a vowel if… The word has no other vowel: gym, my. The letter is at the end of a word or syllable: candy, deny, bicycle, acrylic.
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Is J the least used letter?

In dictionaries, J, Q, and Z are found the least, but some of the words are rarely used. And if you value the opinion of cryptologists (people who study secret codes and communication), X, Q, and Z make the fewest appearances in the writing scene.
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What is a fun word?

amusing, enjoyable, entertaining, lively, pleasant, celebration, distraction, enjoyment, joke, joy, laughter, pastime, pleasure, sport, absurdity, ball, blast, buffoonery, cheer, clowning.
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What are some 3 letter words?

Category:English three-letter words
  • ace.
  • few.
  • fat.
  • fan.
  • fam.
  • fag.
  • fad.
  • fab.
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What are some fancy words?

13 fancy words to use to boggle people's minds
  • Word: Sesquipedalian. ...
  • Word: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobic. ...
  • Word: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. ...
  • Word: Floccinaucinihilipilification. ...
  • Word: Antidisestablishmentarianism. ...
  • Word: Boondoggle. ...
  • Word: Circumlocution. ...
  • Word: Gasconade.
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