#sesquipedalian

[the-shooting-star]

A list of some obscure sesquipedalians:—

anthropophaginian (noun) - a cannibal.

astrometeorology (noun) - a pseudoscience which attempts to forecast weather using astrology.

eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious (adjective) - very good.

flippercanorious (adjective) - grand.

floccinaucinihilipilificate (verb) - to estimate something as worthless.

hypoppercanorious (adjective) - elegant.

interramification (noun) - interweaving of branches to form a network.

ostrobogulous (noun) - interesting but bizarre.

pneumatophilosophy (noun) - the philosophy of spirits or the world of spirits

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (noun) - a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.

pseudoautochiria (noun) - murder disguised as suicide.

transcendental (adjective) - relating to the spiritual realm.

triboluminescence (noun) - the emission of light due to friction.

triskaidekaphobia (noun) - fear of the number 13.

xenodocheinology (noun) - love of hotels.

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Inktober Day 8: H is for Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliphobia

(This creature is a master at Scrabble)

[wotdinstagram]

He loves reading so much he even chooses sesquipedalian books. . . . . . . #books #sesquipedalian #words #wordoftheday #dictionary https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yY0NtFrQQ/?igshid=1kiph1p5khybv

[uwmspeccoll]

International Children’s Book Day with Wally the Wordworm

Wally the Wordworm is a wonderful friend to have on this International Children’s Book Day, April 2.

The Macmillan Company published Wally the Wordworm by Clifton Fadiman with drawings by Arnold Roth in 1964. The book proclaims Mr. Fadiman “one of the most popular wordworms in America today” and that “Mr. Roth’s vivid imagination and fluid line make the slithering, slathering antics of Wally the Wordworm most engaging.” 

The images and Wally’s penchant for the “sesquipedalian” word spark the imagination, and so does this title’s publishing history.

The book must have remained popular enough for an audio version, with music, to be released twenty years later in 1984. I wonder what tune the lyrics of “Wally’s Wordsong” are sung to on that audio cassette released in 1984: “I know my A’ses and I know my Z’ses, and I can pronounce all kinds of diseases.” 

The Library of Congress holds correspondence between Clifton Fadiman and the Macmillan Company about Wally the Wordworm and its drafts. I wonder what big, funny, stretchy words Fadiman may have been talked out of by the editors at Macmillan.

Most of all I wonder: Why did Wally only eat the last syllable of somersault?

- Charlotte, Special Collections Graduate Intern

[imsorryforlogic]

Thanks for asking @favorite-word-guy

[paleo-violet]

Lost Words: A-E

This is one of the sites I browse when I want to calm my paranoia and obsessive thoughts. It's a multitude of lists of antiquated, hyperspecific, complex, or rarely-used words of the English language, along with their meanings. Some lists are alphabetical, others by topic. I also use it for name inspiration in my writing :)

[frombehindthepen]

Impressed by Sesquipedalians? 🤔

Impressed by Sesquipedalians? 🤔 #Language #Words

Image Credit: sergeitokmakov Expanding one’s vocabulary is empowering and educational. I discover new words frequently through reading, hearing them in movies or other broadcasts, and looking up words others use in their writing that I am unfamiliar with. English is a language rich in vocabulary, with thousands of words to choose from to express even the most complex of ideas. But do you know…

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