floccinaucinihilipilification
The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no…The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.
» Denying the sesquipedalian is but mere floccinaucinihilipilification.
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1 senses(countable, humorous, often, uncountable)The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.
Examples
1 sentencesDenying the sesquipedalian is but mere floccinaucinihilipilification.
Origin
From Latin floccus (“a wisp”) + naucum (“a trifle”) + nihilum (“nothing”) + pilus (“a hairFrom Latin floccus (“a wisp”) + naucum (“a trifle”) + nihilum (“nothing”) + pilus (“a hair”) + -fication.
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Forms
plural: floccinaucinihilipilifications| Singular | floccinaucinihilipilification |
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Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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