floccinaucinihilipilification

[ flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. Rare. the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Word History and Origins

Origin of floccinaucinihilipilification¹

1735–45; < Latin floccī + naucī + nihilī + pilī all meaning “of little or no value, trifling” + -fication

Example Sentences

His politeness, deft use of parliamentary procedure and precise pronunciation of 29-letter words like floccinaucinihilipilification won over those who disliked his populist politics.

From The Guardian

MP Jacob Rees-Mogg's use of 29-letter floccinaucinihilipilification in 2012 remains the longest recorded.

From BBC

And in 2012, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg struck a blow for long-word lovers in the Anglosphere when he used floccinaucinihilipilification in the House of Commons - at 29 letters, the longest word in Hansard.

From BBC

Somehow my use of the word floccinaucinihilipilification clinched it, while also neatly describing the ludicrous event itself.

From The Guardian

Jacob Rees-Mogg has made the record books with the use of floccinaucinihilipilification in the House of Commons - now the longest word in Hansard.

From BBC