Finding new  words to use is a really fun part of learning a new language. Words define a person, and interesting words engage your listeners.  Here are 60 interesting words to use – all have both lovely, unusual sounds as well as describing senses, things, actions that, although quite complex, do so perfectly.

some great words to use

1. Amorphous – indefinite, shapeless
2. Brood – to think alone.
3. Bucolic – in a pastoral or rural setting.
4. Bungalow – small, single level cottage
5. Caprice – impulse
6. Chrysalis – protective covering
7. Cinnamon – an Eastern spice,  a rust color
8. Coalesce – unite, bring together
9. Dalliance – brief love affair or flirtation.
10. Demure – shy and proper
11. Denouement – the conclusion to resolve a mystery
12. Desultory – sluggish, half hearted.
13. Dissemble – deceive.
14. Ebullient – enthusiastic, joyous
15. Effervescent – bubbly, full of fun and fizz.
16. Elixir – a healing balm or potion.
17. Eloquence – persuasive articulate way of speaking.
18. Ephemeral – short-lived, brief and mysterious.
19. Epiphany – a sudden revelation, realization.
20. Epitome – embodiment of the ideal, the very best
21. Ethereal – celestial, unworldly, immaterial.
22. Felicity – pleasantness.
23. Furtive   – devious, underhand.
24. Gambol – to hop and skip around with abandon.
25. Harbinger – carrier or sign about something that is about to happen.
26. Idyllic – perfect contentment
27. Imbroglio – a messy affair, a complicated situation.
28. Imbue – to infuse, instill.
29. Incipient – beginning.
30. Ingénue – an innocent young woman.
31. Incandescent –  glowing, brilliant
32. Insouciance – nonchalance, indifference to
33. Iridescent – luster, glow
34. Languid – slow, inactive
35. Lassitude – tired
36. Lithe – flexible and slender
37. Mellifluous – sweet sounding.
38. Myriad – lots of
39. Nemesis – a sworn enemy.
40. Nebulous – amorphous, vague
41. Onomatopoeia  –  when you can infer the meaning of the word from its sound.
42. Opulent – grand, luxurious.
43. Pastiche – a multimedia art work containing many different materials and textures.
44. Penumbra – shade
45. Plethora – a lot of.
46. Propinquity – a tendency
47. Pyrrhic   – a victory but t great sacrifice.
48. Quiescent – peaceful
49. Quintessential – most typical
50. Redolent – fragrant.
51. Serendipity – making a fortuitous discovery while seeking something else.
52. Serene – calm
53. Somnolent – drowsy making
54. Sublime – magical, exalted, transcendent
55. Sumptuous – luxurious
56. Surreptitious – sneaky
57. Succulent –  juicy
58. Symphony – harmonious grouping.
59. Talisman – a good luck charm or symbol.
60. Zenith – the peak.

Finding new words to use  is a really fun part of learning a new language.   These are great words to use to make conversation more interesting.Words define a person, and interesting words engage your listeners.  See if you can find occasions to use some of these interesting words, seek other words that appeal to you, and your English proficiency will surpass most of  your native English speaking friends!