longest word in english?

Answer 1

The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis), a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease, but research has discovered that this word was originally intended as a hoax. It has since been used in a close approximation of its originally intended context, lending at least some degree of validity to its claim.

Answer 2

flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication is a 29 letter word and is the longest most generally accepted word, was in 1992 Guiness World Records book. Anti­dis­establishment­arianism only had 28 letters. There was a word which has been recognised by some dictionaries but was believed to be a hoax so it can either be this one or flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication which you accept as longest. It's 45 letters - pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis.

Answer 3

1. The longest word in usage in the English language is:-
"Floccinaucinihilipilification" - 29 Letters and
2. the Movie "The Sound Of Music" gave us "Supercalifragilisticexpiallidocious" which is 36 Letters but has no meaning as such may not be considered for the prize though it is sung widely.
3. A hoax was "pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis" with 45 letters and no meaning.
4. Anti­dis­establishment­arianism - with 28 letters is still in colloquial currency for being one of the longest words in the English language.
5. Another word which has even been used by statesmen in government is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis with 45 Letters but since it consists of a series of latin words meaning "nothing" and defined as "the act of estimating something as worthless," - I personally do not consider it as the longest word in the english language - this is open for debate with the Guiness Book of world reports ... smile

Answer 4

smiles

cos the 2 's' is a 'mile' apart

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The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease, but research has discovered that this word was originally intended as a hoax.
The Guinness Book of Records, in its 1992 and previous editions, declared the "longest real word" in the English language to be flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication at 29 letters. (More recent editions of the book have since acknowledged pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis.)

Answer 5

pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism is the longest english word with 30 letters!!

Answer 6

Antidisestablishmentarianism. Hippopotomonstro-sesquippedaliophobia.

Answer 7

I believe it is: 'pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic-
­silico­volcano­coniosis.'


The act of estimating something as worthless. The use of this word goes back to 1741

Answer 8

It used to be antidisestablishmentarialism but I think some of the organic chemicals might qualify; polytetrafloroethylene, no, polymethylmethacrylate, no, dichlorodimethyltrichloroethylene, possibly, methyldiethylmethamphetamine, possibly. I can't be arsed to count the letters.

Answer 9

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, courtesy Mary Poppins

Answer 10

antidisestablishmentarianismist - 31 letters