
Etymologically a ‘Sesquipedalious’ word means a word one and half foot long.
Here are examples of some ‘sesquipedalious’ words.
- Antidisesetablishmentarianism (28) – opposition to the disestablishment of the church of England.
- Dicholorodifluoromethane (23) A type of Chlorofluromethane CF2C12
- Floccinaucinihilipilification(29) – habit or the action of estimating something as valuless.
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (36)- Fear of long words.
- Honorificabilitudinitatibus (27)- “the state of being able to achieve honours’. It is longest word in Shakespeare’s works having alternating consonants and vowels.
6.Pneumonoultramicriscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45) – a lung disease.
7.Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30)– a mild form of thyrodism characterized
By normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in blood.
8. Thyroparathyroidectomized (25) Excision of both Thyroid and parathyroid glands.
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Oh! My! I love this post. It’s enlightening! Thank you for this, Sumi.
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Thank you so much for your encouraging comment. 😊
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You are so very welcome, Sumi.
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