The name of something gives it character. I'll tie both parts of your question in with an example. Slang, in some cases, is a derivative of exactly what you are saying. When you are trying to explain to someone the mucus that is produced by the membranes in your nose, it really doesn't hold a punch. Snot works much better. This word truly gives it personality. The slippery, soft "s" at the beginning of the word, slides into the "na" sound in the middle. The harsh "t" at the end is similar to when you are done blowing it abruptly out of your nose. Hence, you have a handful of snot. Being that the English Language is difficult to grasp anyway, giving an item a name that people can visualize may help them understand the item. Actually, this applies to all of our senses. Ex: Soft. Since soft isn't necessarily something you see, it sounds soft as you say it. Brick sounds harsh. It wouldn't feel the same by saying, "He brickly kissed my cheek." Even if you didn't identify brick with a brick, it doesn't feel right saying something passionate with something so harsh. When the name of an item plays on any of our 5 senses, we have a tendency to understand its value.
You are requesting genuinely beautiful names of things. I'm assuming we are only allowed to use English since I'm sensing a theme to your recently asked questions. I'm a little confused as to whether you would like name of the item to be nice to hear, nice to say, read, or write. Sail is a nice word to say, hear, do (feel), and easy to spell lily sun moon Any word that ends softly and paints an enjoyable thought will work. I"m not sure how pretty they are to look at.
Short and curt endings to a word paint a colder, more abrupt picture. Scat knot Scab shout
However, after all the beautiful and ugly things, only one word holds true to my tongue. My favorite word to say is none other than, "indubitably."
Indubitably a rose will smell the same given any name.
This post was edited by Merlin at January 28, 2017 2:59 AM MST
Merlin, that's is an extraordinary answer. You've covered everything from onomatopoeia all the way down to a stuffy nose. Thank you for taking so much trouble. I doubt that anybody will get close to this.
I agree. A rose is a rose is a rose and I don't mind what we call them, they're still gonna be beautiful. I enjoyed reading your thoughts.
Hi Didge~ Thank you. It's fun to tickle my brain with your questions. Leaving cats out of the equation, I think I'll survive any further miscalculations. Hugs, Giggles and Pats always :) :)
This post was edited by Merlin at January 28, 2017 11:53 AM MST
Merlin 