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Building your vocabulary doesn't have to feel like homework. This random word generator serves up one unusual or delightful word at a time, paired with a short, easy meaning, like serendipity, finding something wonderful by happy accident, or halcyon, calm and peaceful like a golden afternoon. Try using your word in a sentence, a text or a story today. It is great for word lovers, writers, students and anyone who likes impressing friends with a fancy new word at dinner.
GOOD TO KNOW
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Petrichor: the fresh, earthy smell after rain
Serendipity: finding something wonderful by happy accident
Mellifluous: sweet and smooth to hear, like honey
Ephemeral: lasting only a very short time
Halcyon: calm, peaceful and happy, like a golden afternoon
Susurrus: a soft whispering or rustling sound
Komorebi: sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees
Lollygag: to waste time by dawdling around
Kerfuffle: a fuss or commotion over something small
Bumbershoot: a funny old word for an umbrella
Gossamer: something light, thin and delicate like spider silk
Wanderlust: a strong urge to travel and explore
Ineffable: too wonderful to be put into words
Sonder: realizing every stranger has a life as vivid as yours
Effervescent: bubbly, sparkling and full of life
Discombobulated: confused and a little mixed up
Hullabaloo: a big noisy fuss or excitement
Luminous: glowing softly, full of light
Cattywampus: crooked, askew or not lined up
Flibbertigibbet: a chatty, flighty and lively person
Solitude: the calm state of being happily alone
Brouhaha: a loud, excited reaction from a crowd
A LITTLE CLARITY
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Is the result really random?+
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Is this free, and can I play again?+
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