We're excited to announce this month's winners of our Word Love competition. Thanks to everyone who has submitted their favourite word.
Winner, Fiona, will receive a Nine Magic Cake Set from Konditor & Cook, London, and Runner Up, Jess, will receive a fancy 'glug' waterbottle.
These words and why our winners love them will feature throughout the month on Word Love Wednesday. Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (#wordlove).
Please note that if your word didn't win this month, it's still in the running, and you can enter as many times as you like.
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| Winner | Word | Meaning | Why they love it so |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Tucker, Winner | Visceral | Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect. | "Because it makes you feel on the inside what the word actually describes: coming from strong emotions and not from logic or reason ; felt as if in the internal organs of the body. I love it when words sound or make you feel what the word actually means. Also, have you HEARD Leonardo DiCaprio say the word (hint: The Beach)? Yeesh. He's never made any other word sound so sexy, and, well, visceral." |
| Jess Paz Jones, Runner Up | Amalgamate | Combine or unite to form one organization or structure. | ”It looks awkward and complex at first glance, but it has smooth pronunciation and rolls off the tongue. When I use it, I can mentally picture the letters coming together, epitomising its definition.” |
| Sam Lobster, Honourable Mention | Superfluous | Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. | ”The word itself feels uncessessary... all four if its glorious syllables!” |
| Charles Hylton-Potts, Honourable Mention | Indeed | Used to emphasize a description. | ”It is very adaptable when it comes to emphasis in both serious and amusing ways.” |
| Alex Stevenson, Honourable Mention | Crepuscular | (Of an animal) appearing or active in twilight. | ”It's technical and evocative! It makes me think of creepy little critters skittering into the twilight.” |
