Meaning Longest Word In Dictionary

Meaning Longest Word In Dictionary. Long adjective -er-est only TIME being an amount of time that is more than average or usual or being of a particular amount of time. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word to be recognized by major english speaking dictionaries.

Polysyllabic word polysyllable a word of more than three syllables adj given to the overuse of long words sesquipedalian orators this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money Synonyms. There is probably a time or two. The longest word listed in Collins English Dictionary is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane which is the full name of the chemical DDT.

There is probably a time or two.

In fact most of the very long words in the dictionary are scientific terms. There is probably a time or two. Pretentious making claim to or creating an appearance. Repairs to the cable did not take too long.