Is floccinaucinihilipilification a real word?
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Is floccinaucinihilipilification a real word?
The Oxford Dictionary defines ‘floccinaucinihilipilification’ as “the action or habit of estimating something as worthless”. Despite its length, ‘floccinaucinihilipilification’ is not among the longest words in the English language.
What is the longest F word?
[ flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn ] SHOW IPA.
What is a root word in floccinaucinihilipilification?
At its root are four Latin words referring to suitably trivial things, namely floccus (“wisp”, “tuft”), naucum (“trifle”), nihil (“nothing”), and pilus (“hair”, which is the rot of words like caterpillar, and the pile on your carpet).
How do you use floccinaucinihilipilification in a sentence?
Word: Floccinaucinihilipilification Means: The act of deciding that something is worthless. This is one of the longest words in the English language, so any sesquipedalian would be wise to know this one. Sentence to use it in: I am very offended by my friend’s floccinaucinihilipilification of my amazing new vocabulary.
What is a Slubberdegullion?
: a dirty rascal : scoundrel, wretch.
What is the shortest word in the world?
Eunoia
Eunoia, at six letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels. Seven letter words with this property include adoulie, douleia, eucosia, eulogia, eunomia, eutopia, miaoued, moineau, sequoia, and suoidea. (The scientific name iouea is a genus of Cretaceous fossil sponges.)
What is a sesquipedalian person?
Use the adjective sesquipedalian to describe a word that’s very long and multisyllabic. Sesquipedalian can also be used to describe someone or something that overuses big words, like a philosophy professor or a chemistry textbook.
What does Friggatriskaidekaphobia mean?
Friggatriskaidekaphobia. Hard to spell — harder to pronounce. A catchy word for fear of Friday the 13th, friggatriskaidekaphobia is cobbled together from “Frigg,” the Norse goddess whom Friday is named after, and “triskaidekaphobia,” which means the fear of the number 13.