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).
Origin of floccinaucinihilipilification
1735–45; < Latin
floccī +
naucī +
nihilī +
pilī all meaning “of little or no value, trifling” +
-fication
Words nearby floccinaucinihilipilification
floatstone,
floaty,
flob,
floc,
floccillation,
floccinaucinihilipilification,
floccose,
flocculant,
floccular,
flocculate,
flocculation