![]() Symmetry is aesthetically pleasing – whether in art, music – or in words. Just reading these gives off a sense of synaesthesia, where you can almost picture the very embodiment of the words: what they look like their personalities how they would sound if they spoke to you (or is it just us?) Taffeta would speak in a soft, seductive tone, whispering gently into your ear… before disappearing into thin air before you could make contact. (Is onomatopoeia really an onomatopoeia? According to our staff, yes it is) Will-o’-wisp Meander Lollipop Lullaby Taffeta Sesquipedalian Onomatopoeia So here are a few examples, and see our reasons above for how each of them can be considered onomatopoeic: (And as an aside, does anyone else get a secret buzz out of spelling ‘onomatopoeia’ correctly?) It gets far more interesting when the onomatopoeia level gets cranked down a little with subtly – to the extent that perhaps only your subconscious can detect those real-life sounds hiding in the words. So what exactly makes a beautiful word? Here’s an entirely whimsical, and slightly psychedelic musing based on our word choices… Onomatopoeia ![]() Zugzwang – ‘I love words that concisely express something much more complex’.Urbane – ‘I love how a single letter can change the word urban in my mind: from images of inner city grit to a suave gentleman holding a gin and tonic’. ![]() ![]()
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