Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floccinaucinihilipilificate

/ˌflɒk.sɪˌnɒs.ɪˌnɪ.hɪl.ɪˈpɪl.ɪ.fɪ.keɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: floc-cin-aucini-hilip-il-ifi-cate
IPA: /ˌflɒk.sɪˌnɒs.ɪˌnɪ.hɪl.ɪˈpɪl.ɪ.fɪ.keɪt/

46

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To describe, estimate or regard something as worthless.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Not to floccinaucinihilipilificate your other theories, Graydon, but perhaps it would be beneficial to answer this question first?"
"The fact that you couldn't manage to do that and spell at the same time is downright pitiable. I feel inclined to floccinaucinihilipilificate you entirely."
"If you are impolite to us, we will ignore you and diss you and publicly or privately floccinaucinihilipilificate your work just because you were rude."

Etymology

Back-formation from floccinaucinihilipilification.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

floccinaucinihilipilificates (present, singular) floccinaucinihilipilificating (participle, present) floccinaucinihilipilificated (participle, past) floccinaucinihilipilificated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

floccinaucinihilipilification floccinaucinihilipilificatious

Questions

How do you pronounce floccinaucinihilipilificate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɒk.sɪˌnɒs.ɪˌnɪ.hɪl.ɪˈpɪl.ɪ.fɪ.keɪt/.
What does floccinaucinihilipilificate mean?: To describe, estimate or regard something as worthless.
Where does floccinaucinihilipilificate come from?: Back-formation from floccinaucinihilipilification.

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