floccinaucinihilipilification
[ flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌflɒk səˌnɔ səˌnaɪ hɪl əˌpɪl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
Rare. the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Words nearby floccinaucinihilipilification
floatstone, floaty, flob, floc, floccillation, floccinaucinihilipilification, floccose, flocculant, floccular, flocculate, flocculation
Origin of floccinaucinihilipilification
1735–45; < Latin floccī + naucī + nihilī + pilī all meaning “of little or no value, trifling” + -fication
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