tintinnatbulation

[exx-cecilegr.livejournal.com]

tintinnabulation [tin-ti-nab-yuh-LAY-shuhn]
noun

definition
the ringing or sound of bells

etymology
Americanism, from Latin tintinnabulum ("bell")

Comments

[embryogirl.livejournal.com]

Wait. If tintinnabulation means 'the ringing/sound of bells', isn't the example sentence just verbose and redundant?

[exx-cecilegr.livejournal.com]

I suppose you're right. I'll edit.

[ex-body-son.livejournal.com]

this has been my favorite word since i was in the seventh grade, haha.

[chigusairo.livejournal.com]

Favorite word since `99 when I read it in Richard Adams` biography. I love the sound of it.

[mossygirl.livejournal.com]

Aha! I have heard this word before. Thank you, Edgar Allen Poe. (And thank you, OP, for reminding me of its existence ^^) It rolls right off the tongue.

[dreadpirateange.livejournal.com]

Yes, Poe introduced me to this one, as well.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

And me.

---L.