floccinaucinihilipilification | WORD of the week
definition: "an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial"
pronunciation: flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuh n
part of speech: noun
restrictive label: rare
etymology: "1741, a combination of four Latin words (flocci, nauci, nihili, pilifi) all signifying 'at a small price' or 'for nothing,' which were listed together in a rule of the well-known Eton Latin Grammar. The kind of jocular formation that was possible among educated men in Britain in those days." (Dictionary.com)
usage (1925-2008): Google Ngram Viewer
fact: "Longest unchallenged nontechnical word" in the English language (Wikipedia)
pronunciation: flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuh n
part of speech: noun
restrictive label: rare
etymology: "1741, a combination of four Latin words (flocci, nauci, nihili, pilifi) all signifying 'at a small price' or 'for nothing,' which were listed together in a rule of the well-known Eton Latin Grammar. The kind of jocular formation that was possible among educated men in Britain in those days." (Dictionary.com)
usage (1925-2008): Google Ngram Viewer
fact: "Longest unchallenged nontechnical word" in the English language (Wikipedia)
"A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth:
and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!"
Proverbs 15:23
Wow, that's not a word you see every day... I like the Google Ngram Viewer too.
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