What's your favourite word? And worst?

[Landslide]

Crestfallen adjective
disappointed and sad because of having failed unexpectedly in something

Serendipity noun
the lucky tendency to find interesting or valuable things by chance

Boulevard noun
a wide road in a city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre

I also really like the word Sublime.

 

[Zolipara]

word

 

[libri vermis]

defenestration

 

[sparkchaser]

 

[lenny nero]

onomatopoeia ~ or onomatopœia, from the Greek ὀνοματοποιία (ὄνομα for "name" and ποιέω for "I make"), is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.

 

[giraffe]

^ it's among one of my favorite things, but not a favorite word.

It always makes me think of animal noises in other languages.
How a Spanish speaking rooster says, "qui qui ri qui!"
And depending on dialect a Chinese dog says, "wow wow" or "wang wang."

 

[shadforth]

Er

 

[Fish Lady]

plethora or dearth - I love them equally