word treasures

I have seen many blog post of peoples favorite words. As a lover of words I find these so interesting. I have decided to share some of mine from time to time. (I have a lot)

Here are my first five.

1. Lovely- I use this on a lot. Nice is okay but if I had the choice between nice and lovely... no contest.
2. Filigree- It's just so much fun to say plus it means delicate and fanciful.
3. Ingenue- I remember learning the meaning of this word as a girl and hoping I would become an ingenue. (in my mind that was the black version of Lauren Bacall)
4. Peruse- I think the only reason I like this word is because I love to peruse books.
5. Somnolent- I don't know why but I like to use big words to say ordinary things sometimes.