lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism · lexiphanicisms
The use of pretentious words or languageThe use of pretentious words or language.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The use of pretentious words or language.
The student's lexiphanicism is an obvious attempt to appear smart but really only serves to make him look pompous.
Origin
From lexiphanic + -ism, from Lexiphanes (“a character in the works of Lucian”) + -ic.From lexiphanic + -ism, from Lexiphanes (“a character in the works of Lucian”) + -ic.
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Forms
plural: lexiphanicisms| Singular | lexiphanicism |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.