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facetiously

2007-01-04 15:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by S. B. 6 · 0 0

Eunoia, 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.)

Facetiously, eleven letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all six vowels in alphabetical order. A twelve letter word with this property is abstemiously. The fourteen letter words adventitiously and sacrilegiously have this property but also have repeated vowels.

Twyndyllyngs, twelve letters long, is the longest word in the English language without any of the five main vowels. An eleven letter word with this property is the singular form, twyndyllyng. An eight letter word with this property is symphysy. Seven letter words with this property include gypsyfy, gypsyry, nymphly, and rhythms.

Strengths, nine letters long, is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.

Ultrarevolutionaries is a word in which each of the five main vowels occurs twice.



and Eunoia? is the shortest word in the English language that has all 5 vowels and a question mark!

2007-01-04 23:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by afnurik 2 · 3 1

All vowels in the same order "Facetious"

2007-01-04 23:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by Brahmanyan 5 · 0 0

Abstemiously
(and for extra credit, the vowels are in alphabetical order.)

2007-01-04 23:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by mcgo 2 · 0 0

califragilisticexpialidocious

2007-01-04 23:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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