I have researched and have found hoaxes, different answers, etc. Any help?
2006-11-18 05:09:39 · 7 answers · asked by Phyllobates 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
longest factual word in the english language:
antidisestablishmentarianism
longest fictional word in the english language: (may not be proper spelling sorry)
supercalafragilisticexpealidotious
2006-11-18 05:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people that I know say that the longest word is Antidisestablishmentarianism.
According to Wikipedia, "The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono ultra micro scopic silico volcano coniosis, 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 meaning, lending at least some degree of validity to its claim."
2006-11-18 13:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by starryeyedhaze 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
There are names of certain molecules and chemicals which are extremely long but its generally accepted that these don't count.
2006-11-18 13:14:17 · answer #3 · answered by epbr123 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Antidisestablishmentarianism?
floccinaucinihilipilification?
Other than medical terms, I THINK these are the longest two.
2006-11-18 13:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. 45 characters.
pneumono - lung's
ultra
micro
scopic
silico - silicon
volcano
coni - ?
osis - status.
2006-11-18 13:11:45 · answer #5 · answered by E B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Smiles - there's a mile between the first and last letters
2006-11-18 13:12:01 · answer #6 · answered by SteveT 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the correct answer is supercalifragilistic-
expialidocious
EB is wrong b ecause it is not an english word. it is a medical term
2006-11-18 13:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by seishinfuzen 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋