Study reveals Cuddle is the most loved word by Brits’

• thortful.com reveals the most loved words in the UK
• ‘Cuddle’ is the most loved word, with nearly 4 out of 5 Brits favouring it
• Other popular words include picturesque, aurora, and serendipity

Words play a vital role in our everyday lives – whether it’s conveying an idea, expressing an emotion or stating a desire. Without them, it would be incredibly difficult to communicate with others.

Thousands of words make up our vocabulary, some of which we use almost every day without realising, while others are slightly more obscure, only being spoken or written down once in a while or on special occasions.

With this in mind, a new survey of 1,500 Brits conducted by thortful.com, looked to reveal the words that Brits appreciate the most.

Looking at the findings, “cuddle” is the UK’s most loved word, with 77% of Brits agreeing that they love this word; it’s not hard to see why. It seems us Brits are more sentimental than we like to admit.

This favoured word was closely followed by “picturesque” in second place (76.9%) and “aurora” in third (74.9%) – two other pleasant-sounding and positive-meaning words.

But not all the words that made it onto the most-loved list were quite so obvious. Perhaps the more surprising choices included “kerfuffle” (70.7%), “nook” (62.5%), “oblivion” (62%) and “effervescence” (61.9%).

The top 15 words were revealed as:

A spokesperson at thortful comments on the study, “With so many unique and beautiful words out there in the world, we were intrigued to see which ones’ the UK love the most, from totally obscure words to ones with utterly lovely meanings. Whether you wish to broaden your vocabulary, or are simply looking for better ways to express your love, or feelings, these are Britain’s most loved words!”