floccinaucinihilipilification
[ flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
Rare. the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Origin of floccinaucinihilipilification
11735–45; <Latin floccī + naucī + nihilī + pilī all meaning “of little or no value, trifling” + -fication
Words Nearby floccinaucinihilipilification
- float valve
- floaty
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- floc
- floccillation
- floccinaucinihilipilification
- floccose
- flocculant
- flocculate
- flocculation
- floccule
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