Floccinaucinihilipilificate

Estimating or deeming something as worthless.

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The action or habit of estimating something as worthless, but used chiefly as a curiosity word (bet you can't guess why ;). Floccinaucinihilipilification takes its meaning from a bunch of Latin words meaning 'worthless'. It is said that a Latin student was trying to prove a point, and he strung them all together to make the word floccinaucinihilipilification.

This whole thing is floccinaucinihilipilification.

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Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)

Meaning of floccinaucinihilipilification in English:

floccinaucinihilipilification

NOUN

mass noun
rare
The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

Usage
Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use. For more details see antidisestablishmentarianism

Origin
Mid 18th century from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication. The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.

Pronunciation /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

‘Humans are quick to partake in the floccinaucinihilipilification process, it has happened before and it will happen repeatedly until evolution explicates perfect men.’

Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

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