The single best word in the English language

Benign.

That’s it. I can’t think of a better word. Odd, isn’t it? Fantastic isn’t the best word. Love isn’t. Benign is. No harm. No foul. God bless.

Terry Heaton’s benign. God bless.

22 Responses to “The single best word in the English language”

  1. Benignant news indeed…amen.

  2. Daniel says:

    Benign huh. I never really use that word but maybe I’ll try using it and see if I get lucky or something.

  3. DLoye says:

    Benign is indeed a wonderful word, but it’s wonder is in the relief from a web of fear. Much better if the fear could be removed altogether?

  4. True. But I think “triumphant” is a very good runner-up.

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  6. Steve says:

    How about “scrotum”?

  7. luke says:

    would that make “end” a particulaly bad word ? is it the worst word…

  8. harris says:

    nosegay is the best word… oh yea, its a real word. it means a small bunch of flowers

  9. Cathy says:

    I disagree with you. LOVE IS THE BEST WORD IN english cuz God is unconditional l-o-v-e. Everybody agree with me?

    • Me says:

      No I dont. God isn’t real… All you bible bangers are tards, when you die, your spirit don’t go NEwere. Get a F***ing life.

  10. william j says:

    benign is good, i think drab, and daunting are also very nice words.

  11. Jack Novelo says:

    How about jeffjarviscompletelywrongbecausebenignisastupidwordgeesh?

    Or is that even a word?

  12. david simard says:

    i think that yes is the best word, although if i needed to hear the word benign that it would definately be music to my ears. It seems that life always is about your frame of reference but the beauty of being a human is our capacity for empathy. God bless indeed.

  13. Nick Newell says:

    i agree with steve.. scrotum. i mean cmon. just saying it takes so much weight off my shoulders.

  14. Nick Newell says:

    scrotum

  15. Will says:

    Lampoon and moist are two excellent words.

  16. Ben says:

    Fuckery

    As a synonym for nonsense or disaster ” What kind of fuckery is this?”

    As an adjective “What kind of fuckery are we”

  17. ramster says:

    The single best word in english: vagina.

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  18. Andy says:

    scrotum is latin, not english

  19. Sentenza says:

    The best word in the english language is “blast-furnace”.

  20. Mourad says:

    Sweetheart

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