which is longest ever word in English language?

Answer 1

It's kind of debatable actually. Take a look at the link below for a few different words can be considered the longest in the English language.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

Answer 2

In his play Ecclesiazousae ("The Assemblywomen"), the ancient Greek comedic playwright Aristophanes created: Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphio-paraomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonop-tekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon, a word of 183 letters that describes a dish by stringing together its ingredients.
The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust, 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

Answer 3

The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust, 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.
The Oxford English Dictionary contains pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters).
The longest non-technical word is flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication at 29 letters. Consisting of a series of Latin words meaning "nothing" and defined as "the act of estimating something as worthless," its usage has been recorded as far back as 1741. In recent times its usage has been recorded in the proceedings of the United States Senate by Senator Robert Byrd , and at the White House by Bill Clinton's press secretary Mike McCurry, albeit sarcastically.
Anti­dis­establishment­arianism (a nineteenth century movement in England opposed to the separation of church and state) at 28 letters is still in colloquial currency for being one of the longest words in the English language.
The longest word which appears in William Shakespeare's works is the 27-letter honorific­abilitud­initatibus, appearing in Love's Labour's Lost. This is arguably an English word (rather than Latin), but only because it was Shakespeare who used it.
The humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua‘a, or reef triggerfish, is Hawaii's official state fish. At 22 letters (including the okina) it is one of the best known very long one-word names for an animal. It is occasionally quipped that the name is longer than the fish.
Although only fourteen letters long, sesquipedalian deserves a mention. It was used by the Roman author Horace to refer to words that are "a foot and a half long."

Answer 4

commonly thought to be "antidisestablishmentarianism" but indeed there are longer words. Actually, "floccinaucinihilipilification" is the longest english word that has been around a long time, but now there is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis "

Now, when you get into chemistry, there is a formula for creating an english word based on the makeup of the chemical. Some of these words can be thousands of letters, and in theory unlimited if we keep finding or making more complicated chemicals.

Answer 5

The longest word in any major English language dictionary is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis, a 45-letter word supposed to refer to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust, 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.


The Oxford English Dictionary contains pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (30 letters).
The longest non-technical word is flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication at 29 letters. Consisting of a series of Latin words meaning "nothing" and defined as "the act of estimating something as worthless," its usage has been recorded as far back as 1741.[2][3][4] In recent times its usage has been recorded in the proceedings of the United States Senate by Senator Robert Byrd [5], and at the White House by Bill Clinton's press secretary Mike McCurry, albeit sarcastically.[6]
Anti­dis­establishment­arianism (a nineteenth century movement in England opposed to the separation of church and state) at 28 letters is still in colloquial currency for being one of the longest words in the English language.
The longest word which appears in William Shakespeare's works is the 27-letter honorific­abilitud­initatibus, appearing in Love's Labour's Lost. This is arguably an English word (rather than Latin), but only because it was Shakespeare who used it.
The humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua‘a, or reef triggerfish, is Hawaii's official state fish.[7] At 22 letters (including the okina) it is one of the best known very long one-word names for an animal. It is occasionally quipped that the name is longer than the fish.
Although only fourteen letters long, sesquipedalian deserves a mention. It was used by the Roman author Horace to refer to words that are "a foot and a half long."

Answer 6

Gee, I guess it's time for this to be asked yet AGAIN today. Sigh. Doesn't anyone ever check for already asked questions?

If you want the riddle/joke answer, it would be "smiles." Why? Because it has a 'mile' between the first and last letters. :o)

Answer 7

Smiles: because there is a mile in between the two Ss (at the beginning and end).

Answer 8

Supercalafragelisticexpialadocious.

Answer 9

i cant tell u the word because id be here all day but it is 1,909 letters long and has some thnig to do with DNA

Answer 10

Supercalafragelisticexpialadoc...