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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Meaning: The fear of long words

2007-03-21 03:40:49 · 9 answers · asked by Ryan Willcox 3 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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pneumono­ultra­ micro­scopic­silico­ volcano­coniosis, (no spaces) is a 45 letterword that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust. Research has discovered that this word was originally intended as a hoax.

The longest non-technical word in major dictionaires is flocci­nauci­nihili­ pili­fication (no spaces) at 29 letters.

Anti­dis­establish ment­arianism (no spaces) (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 honorific ­abilitud­initatibus, appearing in Love's Labour's Lost. This is arguably an English word (rather than Latin), 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."

and finally.....

Hippopotomons trosesquipped aliophobia- Fear of long words. (no spaces in that one either......)

Whew.....now I need to go take a couple of aspirin's and take a loooong nap !!

2007-03-28 19:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by Kate 6 · 0 0

Let me tell you something right now. If I could give you 10 points for knowing and typing that HUGE word I most definitely would. That is awesome. I do not think I have ever seen a word that big before. Consider yourself smarter than most. I am an English major and I seriously haven't heard that word. This question was no doubt a good one. Take care.

2007-03-28 11:39:51 · answer #2 · answered by carly071 4 · 1 0

Some of the longest words are:
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Othorhingolaryncology
Floccinaucinihilipilification
Contraneoantidisestablishmentarianalistically
And if the ones I mention before were not enough for you I'll give another one and what it is.

Taumatawhakatang­ihangakoauauot­amateaturipukaka­pikimaunga­horonuku­pokaiwhenuak­itanatahu.

85 Letters in total and it is the name of a hill in New Zealand.
Enjoy

2007-03-28 15:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Me, Myself & I 5 · 0 0

The longest word is pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis with 45 letters.
A lung disease contracted from the inhalation of fine silica dust.
The word keeps getting cut short and will not submit correctly .. in that case I will break it down so you can count and look it up
"pneumono ultra micro scopic silico volcano coniosis"

2007-03-21 11:10:10 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie 4 · 0 0

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

2007-03-21 10:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by psychoholiday1976 3 · 0 2

I dont get your question, but why would they have a long word 4 a fear of long words?

2007-03-21 10:44:07 · answer #6 · answered by ▐▀▀▼▀▀▌ *~D-Girl~* ▐▄▄▲▄▄▌ 4 · 0 3

its nmae of atrain station in wales uk.

2007-03-21 11:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by cyan03 2 · 0 1

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2007-03-28 11:12:36 · answer #8 · answered by Jak 2 · 0 0

supercalifragilisticexpealidotion

2007-03-27 16:40:00 · answer #9 · answered by kwadwo_adade 4 · 0 2

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