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What is the world’s most beautiful word?
13 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 2:32 pm.
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More than a thousand scholars from the Poetry Society of America have voted on the most beautiful word in the English language.

The winner? Diaphanous.

So, why did this word win, and what were the runner ups?

Dr. Gail Flanagan, Communication and Linguistics Lecturer in UL, joins Seán to discuss.