Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sesquipedality

/ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sesquipedal-i-ty
IPA: /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti/

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Imagine to yourſelf a little, ſquat, uncourtly figure of a Doctor Slop, of about four feet and a half perpendicular height, with a breadth of back, and a ſeſquipedality of belly, which might have done honour to a ſerjeant in the horſe-guards."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sesquipedal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English sesquipedality From sesquipedal + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sesquipedalities (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sesquipedality?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdæləti/.
What does sesquipedality mean?: An instance or condition of being sesquipedalian.
Where does sesquipedality come from?: Etymology tree English sesquipedal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English sesquipedality From sesquipedal + -ity.

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