The most beautiful-sounding words …

[CharleyH]

… in English sex language.

Maybe someone has more knowledge about words than I do (lol - I'm betting) yet as far as I know and experience, some of the most beautiful sounding and emotional words in poetry or in writing (particularly when it comes to sex) begin with letters b, d, l, m, p and s or at least contain one or more of these letters in the erotic word as if to sound like a breath one needs and desires to linger upon for just a simple, beautiful moment.

Flaccid penis has a great sound to it, even if it isn't a desired affect. Yet, as a woman reading a story, the word combination makes me feel as if there is certainly something I can do about the situation and a lot more I'd want to do with it in a situation than perhaps I would feel faced with the limp dick.

Cunt, prick, dick are great if I am feeling like a fast and furious quickie in my story, but when I want to taste, linger and stay for a while, I prefer the words pussy, penis, cock (which are the only attractive words I can think of for penis without being cheeseball or campy).

What is your opinion?

 

[Equinoxe]

I might comment more, but immediately off the top of my head

That's an interesting choice of word-initial sounds that you find to be beautiful. P, b, and d are all plosives (b is the voiced counterpart to p), l is a liquid, m is a nasal, and s is sibilant fricative, which is not much similarity between them all—but they are all sounds made toward the front of the mouth, b, p, and m are bilabial while l, m, and s are alveolar. There is also a phonological feature of English regarding p wherein it is aspirated in word-initial position, which involves a release of air and delays the onset of voicing in the following vowels, giving it a somewhat lingering, breathy sound.

The two terms you compare, flaccid penis (/flasɪd pi:nɪs/ or /flaksɪd pi:nɪs/) and limp dick (/lɪmp dɪk/) use somewhat different sounds, obviously. The first contains six or seven consonant sounds (depending on how you pronounce it): three fricatives, two or three plosives, a nasal, and a liquid. The second contains five consonants, phonologically: three plosives, a nasal, and a liquid. In all cases, with the exception of the velar k, these are sounds made toward the front of the mouth. The exact relevance of this is not clear, but I found it of note.


Personally, however, I can't say I really care for any of the words you listed.

And that is probably the only time in Lit history those words have been given in IPA.

 

[ltnsfr007]

… in English sex language.

Maybe someone has more knowledge about words than I do (lol - I'm betting) yet as far as I know and experience, some of the most beautiful sounding and emotional words in poetry or in writing (particularly when it comes to sex) begin with letters b, d, l, m, p and s or at least contain one or more of these letters in the erotic word as if to sound like a breath one needs and desires to linger upon for just a simple, beautiful moment.

Flaccid penis has a great sound to it, even if it isn't a desired affect. Yet, as a woman reading a story, the word combination makes me feel as if there is certainly something I can do about the situation and a lot more I'd want to do with it in a situation than perhaps I would feel faced with the limp dick.

Cunt, prick, dick are great if I am feeling like a fast and furious quickie in my story, but when I want to taste, linger and stay for a while, I prefer the words pussy, penis, cock (which are the only attractive words I can think of for penis without being cheeseball or campy).

What is your opinion?

Maybe you should be using this pen to write your story

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/ltnsfr/Pen.jpg


Nice to see ya & say HI to your Mama

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I think the word Impotent just flows off the tongue even if the meaning doesn't! Also I think the correct terms for genitalia are much sexier than any slang word. Now doesn't penis sound so much more inviting than dick or cock? Though I suppose you would get some very odd reviews if your stories contained such lines as "Let me stroke your hard penis"!

 

[CharleyH]

That's an interesting choice of word-initial sounds that you find to be beautiful. P, b, and d are all plosives (b is the voiced counterpart to p), l is a liquid, m is a nasal, and s is sibilant fricative, which is not much similarity between them all—but they are all sounds made toward the front of the mouth, b, p, and m are bilabial while l, m, and s are alveolar. There is also a phonological feature of English regarding p wherein it is aspirated in word-initial position, which involves a release of air and delays the onset of voicing in the following vowels, giving it a somewhat lingering, breathy sound.

The two terms you compare, flaccid penis (/flasɪd pi:nɪs/ or /flaksɪd pi:nɪs/) and limp dick (/lɪmp dɪk/) use somewhat different sounds, obviously. The first contains six or seven consonant sounds (depending on how you pronounce it): three fricatives, two or three plosives, a nasal, and a liquid. The second contains five consonants, phonologically: three plosives, a nasal, and a liquid. In all cases, with the exception of the velar k, these are sounds made toward the front of the mouth. The exact relevance of this is not clear, but I found it of note.


Personally, however, I can't say I really care for any of the words you listed.

And that is probably the only time in Lit history those words have been given in IPA.

Thank you. You have enlightened me like a four-inch penis, would. I wasn't attempting to please you with my personal choice of words. You still have not told me much of anything, though.

 

[Equinoxe]

Thank you. You have enlightened me like a four-inch penis, would. I wasn't attempting to please you with my personal choice of words. You still have not told me much of anything, though.

You may consider the favour returned.

 

[CharleyH]

You may consider the favour returned.

A good (at least) author or poet can spin a few words. Can you friend?

 

[where]

Cunt, prick, dick are great if I am feeling like a fast and furious quickie in my story, but when I want to taste, linger and stay for a while, I prefer the words pussy, penis, cock

What is your opinion?

Personally, I don't like pussy. To me it is just so... limp. I know it is probably an unpopular view but I really much prefer cunt. I never use it in any context other than reference to the actual physical object. That is worded badly, but I blame the merlot! Cunt is, for me, in the correct context (by MY definition) the most beautiful word. Long and teasing or short and sweet, it goes right to my core.






I'll get my coat!

 

[CharleyH]

I think the word Impotent just flows off the tongue even if the meaning doesn't! Also I think the correct terms for genitalia are much sexier than any slang word. Now doesn't penis sound so much more inviting than dick or cock? Though I suppose you would get some very odd reviews if your stories contained such lines as "Let me stroke your hard penis"!

Thank you love. I am one person who loves words, you are another. You are all missing the point as writers. I will wait for the poets.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I know what you're asking, Charley, and I seem to be in some sort of aesthetic desert at the moment... As we noticed last night!

I can't think of a single sex word that's delicious to say all by itself. Except as regards semantic content (did I say that right?), I have no preferences...

It's a shame that Alistaire Reed never wrote porn.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Oh god I thought I was one ..... creeps back to the poetry forum in disgrace

 

[Equinoxe]

Beautiful sounding-words in the English sex lexicon, erm, sexicon

I do not particularly find any of the major words for sexually-related things used in English to be beautiful, although some are perhaps well suited to certain uses and reminiscent of what they entail. The more visceral, physical sounding words that seem to fit well more visceral, physical moments: "fuck", while not beautiful as a word, has a sound to match its meaning—the word accelerates, from a slow fricative to a fast plosive.

There are, however, words which have some relation to sexuality which I find to be euphonic and beautiful in and of themselves and unrelated to their meaning. 'Breast' is, I think, a beautiful word, independent of its meaning, but also suited to it—the word has a curvaceous shape to its sound. 'Caress' has a beautiful, lingering sound, which is both pleasing and indicative of the softness that it implies.


Since she is intrigued by the beauty of words, perhaps our most gracious threadstarter would be so kind as to participate here.

 

[tickledkitty]

I like S words too, and sorry if I'm missing the point, as well. Succulent, succubus, seraphim. The first two can be hissed, whispered, breathed, and contain the word suck, which conjurs up its own images. Seraphim just sounds beautiful and ethereal and also contains the s sound, as well as the f sound. It hums along your lips when you say it, like a song. It also sounds more secretive and intimate to me than other words with the same meaning.

 

[lisa123414]

Hopefully, this post is relevant...

I prefer euphemisms, after all I rarely hear, in company, folks saying anatomically correct words. Songs are generally poetic, I give for an example, words from Bruce Springsteen which certainly have always made me imagine passionate sex.

Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
and strap your hands across my engines

FWIW

 

[NoJo]

I can't think of a single sex word that's delicious to say all by itself

If you're talking some kind of onomatopoeic resonance, then all the "labial consonants" that Charley listed are obvious candidates, being cunnilingual in nature.

 

[Shakti_Dreamer]

Venus mound

rearward Venus

the winking eye of God

 

[NoJo]

Venus mound

rearward Venus

the winking eye of God

Thanks for the tip. Is that Win, Place, or Show?

 

[Shakti_Dreamer]

Rearward Venus takes best in show for my money, honey!

 

[Stella_Omega]

If you're talking some kind of onomatopoeic resonance, then all the "labial consonants" that Charley listed are obvious candidates, being cunnilingual in nature.

What about the glottal stop? That ought to be particularly popular with men.

 

[Liar]

Labia is a pretty word, on it's own. I've never used it in smut though. No idea why, but it always look ridiculous if I try.

Which goes to show, what words are beautiful depends more than anything on how they're used.

 

[NoJo]

What about the glottal stop? That ought to be particularly popular with men.

Kick my cock , cunt

 

[Shakti_Dreamer]

frenzied

raging

collide

 

[champagne1982]

Firstly you're presuming that there is an English sex language. The words I find most beautiful are the ones choked from my lover as I make him hiss and growl and laugh in delighted ecstacy. So perhaps, we could say the language of sex is very aural indeed. "Yes. There." can't sound as sexy in your eyes as it does inside my inner ear; the part of my hearing that touches my medulla, right beside scent.

I know what you're likely asking about here, Charley and I can give you the flat answer or I can advise you to stop finding a single word to describe the human sex organs and simply delight in finding the description that suits what you're looking at, be it the rampant mushroom or the waxy petals of an orchid.

I find that when I'm in the midst of a rut I grunt a sort of cheer to my lover. "Fuck like that, there. Don't stop. Don't dare. Yes that's it. Fuck me, oh god, cum in my cunt. Shit. Do it, do it do it now." This varies in tone, urgency and often, vocabulary. But I love him. Especially when he fucks my cunt good with his big, thick cock.

Yes, I am a size whore.

 

[NoJo]

"Fuck like that, there. Don't stop. Don't dare. Yes that's it. Fuck me, oh god, cum in my cunt. Shit. Do it, do it do it now."

That's basically my problem with erotica: It may sound sexy, but it reads like Tourette's.

 

[bluebell]

That's basically my problem with erotica: It may sound sexy, but it reads like Tourette's.

Ow. Laugh cramp, you dirty bastard.