Long Words

We normally think that long words are only used for medical and/or scientific terms. That's what I used to think, too!
Here are some looooong words that we could also use in our daily conversation... that is if we can remember them and pronounce them properly!


Sesquipedalian: a word for a person who uses long words.




Crytoscopophilia: The urge to look through peoples windows as you pass by their houses


Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: The fear of long words


Batrachophagous: A person who eats frogs.


Blandiloquence: A flattery or complimentary speech. 




Brachydactylous: Having short and blunt fingers. 


Catapedamania: Having an obsession with jumping from high places.


Deorsumversion: Turning downwards.


Dolichocephalic: Long-headed.



Defenestrate - to throw out of a window.


Discombobulate - To upset or confuse, to disconcert


Ellogofusciouhipoppokunurious: Good.


Electrodynamometer: An instrument for measuring electric current.


Electroencephalogram: A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain. 


Floccinaucinihilipilification: Setting at little or no value.


Fantasticalness: The quality of being fantastic. 


Fibriophobia: Having fear of fever.


Pulchritudinous: Very beautiful


Haussmannize: To open out or to rebuild.


Honorificabilitudinity: Honorableness.


Ichthyophagous: Fish-eating.


Incomprehensibleness: Impossible to know or fathom.


Juglandaceous: Liking or pertaining to walnuts. 


Macrocephalous: Having a large head. 


Maschalephidrosis: Massive sweating of the armpits. 


Nigroglobulate: The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.


Orphanotrophism: Care and support of orphans.




Podobromhydrosis: Smelly feet.


Quomodocunquize: Making money in any possible way. 


Quinquagenarian: Person between the ages of 50 and 59. 


Quasquicentennial: One hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.


Rhinotillexomania: Compulsive nose picking. 


Raillery: Good-humored banter or teasing


Scurryfunge: a hasty tidying of your house between the time you see a neighbour and the time they knock.


Spectroheliokinematograph: Camera for taking pictures of the sun. 


Umbraculiform: Shaped like an umbrella. 




Unconsentaneous: Not in agreement. 


Whereinsoever: In whatsoever respect or place. 


Xenodocheionology: Love of hotels. 


Zalambdodont: Having molar teeth with V-shaped ridges. 


Pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism: The false support of the idea that a government should not support the church. 


Honorificabilitudinitatibus: The state being able to achieve honors.








Trivia:


'Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu' is the longest word in the English language, which is the name of a place.