honorificabilitudinitatibus
hon·or·if·ic·a·bil·i·tu·din·it·a·ti·bus
The state of being able to achieve honoursThe state of being able to achieve honours; honourableness.
UK/ˌɒn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.ɪˌt(j)uː.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/US/ˌɑn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.əˌt(j)u.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/
Meaning
2 senses(humorous, obsolete, rare, uncountable)The state of being able to achieve honours; honourableness.
состояние быть способным принять почестьsostojanije bytʹ sposobnym prinjatʹ počestʹ, способность принять почестиsposobnostʹ prinjatʹ počesti
(humorous, obsolete, rare, uncountable)Used as a person's title or the name of a thing meaning "honourable one", or simply as a very long word to indicate prolixity.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus, the ablative and dativeLearned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus, the ablative and dative plural of honōrificābilitūdinitās (“the state of being able to achieve honours”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedhonorificabilitudinity
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable