25 Cool Words in English

1.

Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-uhl

Lasting for a very short time; transient.

Adjective

Bulbs have a very different life strategy from ephemeral weeds.

2.

Sonder

SAHN-der

The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.

Noun

I am struck by a moment of sonder as I gaze around the park.

3.

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-uhs

Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.

Adjective

Her low mellifluous voice.

4.

Quintessential

kwin-tuh-SEN-shuhl

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Adjective

I found him to be the quintessential gentleman.

5.

Petrichor

PET-ri-kawr

The pleasant, earthy smell after rain falls on dry ground.

Noun

After a month-long dry spell, petrichor was a welcome scent.

6.

Halcyon

HAL-see-uhn

Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

Adjective

In those halcyon days, one successful passage paid three times over for the ship and her crew’s wages.

7.

Effervescent

ef-er-VES-uhnt

Bubbly, lively, and enthusiastic.

Adjective

She has a very outgoing, effervescent personality.

8.

Supine

soo-PAHYN

Lying face upward or failing to act as a result of moral weakness or indolence.

Adjective

Many individuals die while in a supine position.

9.

Cacophony

kuh-KAH-fuh-nee

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

Noun

A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.

10.

Limerence

LIM-uh-ruhns

The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily.

Noun

Her limerence lasted for around three months before she actually met him.

11.

Serendipity

seh-ren-DIP-ih-tee

The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Noun

A  fortunate stroke of serendipity.

12.

Pernicious

per-NISH-uhs

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Adjective

What worries me are the pernicious influences on athletes like him.

13.

Nefarious

ni-FAIR-ee-uhs

Wicked, villainous, or criminal in nature.

Adjective

It is not a pretty wreck but its nefarious history makes it intriguing.

14.

Verdant

VUR-dnt

Green with grass or other rich vegetation; representing youthful energy or growth.

Adjective

A deep, verdant green.

15.

Euphoria

yoo-FOR-ee-uh

A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.

Noun

If it wins you have to feel a very particular brand of euphoria.

16.

Saudade

sow-DAH-duh

A deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone.

Noun

It is painful, yet you yearn for it because you only feel saudade when you deeply love.

17.

Plenitude

PLEN-i-tood

An abundance or fullness, especially in terms of resources or blessings.

Noun

But does this aesthetic plenitude really help?

18.

Panacea

PAN-uh-SEE-uh

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases; a universal cure.

Noun

It is not a panacea for existing ills.

19.

Sonorous

Suh-NOR-uhs

Capable of producing a deep, ringing sound; having a rich, full sound.

Adjective

He had assembled a tremendous fighting force of sonorous words.

20.

Effulgent

ih-FUHL-juhnt

Shining brightly; radiant or resplendent.

Adjective

I have never seen them as ruddily effulgent as they are this year. 

21.

Obfuscate

AHB-fuh-skayt

To deliberately make something difficult to understand; to obscure or confuse.

Verb

The new rule is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them.

22.

Sanguine

SANG-gwin

Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Adjective

She has a sanguine disposition.

23.

Luminescence

loo-muh-NES-uhns

The emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence.

Noun

There are different types of luminescence.

24.

Nascent

NAY-suhnt

Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential; budding or emerging.

Adjective

Her nascent singing career.

25.

Ebullient

ih-BUHL-yuhnt

Cheerful and full of energy; enthusiastic.

Adjective

She sounded ebullient and happy.