wats da best word

the 100 most beautiful words in english according to a dictionary editor (and he knows every word in his dictionary):

Ailurophile   A cat-lover.
Assemblage   A gathering.
Becoming   Attractive.
Beleaguer   To exhaust with attacks.
Brood      To think alone.
Bucolic      In a lovely rural setting.
Bungalow   A small, cozy cottage.
Chatoyant   Like a cat's eye.
Comely      Attractive.
Conflate   To blend together.
Cynosure   A focal point of admiration.
Dalliance   A brief love affair.
Demesne      Dominion, territory.
Demure      Shy and reserved.
Denouement   The resolution of a mystery.
Desuetude   Disuse.
Desultory   Slow, sluggish.
Diaphanous   Filmy.
Dissemble   Deceive.
Dulcet      Sweet, sugary.
Ebullience   Bubbling enthusiasm.
Effervescent   Bubbly.
Efflorescence   Flowering, blooming.
Elision      Dropping a sound or syllable in a word.
Elixir      A good potion.
Eloquence   Beauty and persuasion in speech.
Embrocation   Rubbing on a lotion.
Emollient   A softener.
Ephemeral   Short-lived.
Epiphany   A sudden revelation.
Erstwhile   At one time, for a time.
Ethereal   Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
Evanescent   Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
Evocative   Suggestive.
Fetching   Pretty.
Felicity   Pleasantness.
Forbearance   Withholding response to provocation.
Fugacious   Fleeting.
Furtive      Shifty, sneaky.
Gambol      To skip or leap about joyfully.
Glamour      Beauty.
Gossamer   The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk
Halcyon      Happy, sunny, care-free.
Harbinger   Messenger with news of the future.
Imbrication   Overlapping and forming a regular pattern.
Imbroglio   An altercation or complicated situation.
Imbue      To infuse, instill.
Incipient   Beginning, in an early stage.
Ineffable   Unutterable, inexpressible.
Ingénue      A naïve young woman.
Inglenook   A cozy nook by the hearth.
Insouciance   Blithe nonchalance.
Inure      To become jaded.
Labyrinthine   Twisting and turning.
Lagniappe   A special kind of gift.
Lagoon      A small gulf or inlet.
Languor      Listlessness, inactivity.
Lassitude   Weariness, listlessness.
Leisure      Free time.
Lilt      To move musically or lively.
Lissome      Slender and graceful.
Lithe      Slender and flexible.
Love      Deep affection.
Mellifluous   Sweet sounding.
Moiety      One of two equal parts.
Mondegreen   A slip of the ear.
Murmurous   Murmuring.
Nemesis      An unconquerable archenemy.
Offing      The sea between the horizon and the offshore.
Onomatopoeia   A word that sounds like its meaning.
Opulent      Lush, luxuriant.
Palimpsest   A manuscript written over earlier ones.
Panacea      A solution for all problems
Panoply      A complete set.
Pastiche   An art work combining materials from various sources.
Penumbra   A half-shadow.
Petrichor   The smell of earth after rain.
Plethora   A large quantity.
Propinquity   An inclination.
Pyrrhic      Successful with heavy losses.
Quintessential   Most essential.
Ratatouille   A spicy French stew.
Ravel      To knit or unknit.
Redolent   Fragrant.
Riparian   By the bank of a stream.
Ripple      A very small wave.
Scintilla   A spark or very small thing.
Sempiternal   Eternal.
Seraglio   Rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem.
Serendipity   Finding something nice while looking for something else.
Summery      Light, delicate or warm and sunny.
Sumptuous   Lush, luxurious.
Surreptitious   Secretive, sneaky.
Susquehanna   A river in Pennsylvania.
Susurrous   Whispering, hissing.
Talisman   A good luck charm.
Tintinnabulation   Tinkling.
Umbrella   Protection from sun or rain.
Untoward   Unseemly, inappropriate.
Vestigial   In trace amounts.
Wafture      Waving.
Wherewithal   The means.
Woebegone   Sorrowful, downcast.

i agree with a lot of these, although i don't think brood, bungalow, fugacious, onomatopoeia, or umbrella should be on it (because i don't associate those with beautiful things)