sesquipedalian

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A long word.
2. A person who uses long words.

Adj

1. Long; polysyllabic.
2. Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words.

Conceptes

polisíl·lab

sesquipedal

Sinònims

polysyllabic

sesquipedalia

lengthy

long

Byzantine

challenging

difficult

elongated

far

grave

🪦

grievous

heavy

ropey

across

arduous

prolonged

serious

tall

tough

troublous

unfriendly

unpronounceable

unutterable

awkward

bitter

Traduccions

sesquipedale

polissílabo

polysyllabique

vielsilbig

polysyllabe

polisillabo

çok heceli

mehrsilbig

schwülstig

polysyllabisch

meerlettergrepig

bilgiççe

polysyllable

polysillabique

polisillabico

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From sesquipedal + -ian (adjective- and noun-forming suffix), root from Latin sēsquipedālis (literally “a foot and a half long”), from Latin sēsqui (“one and a half times”) + Latin pedālis (“measuring a foot, foot (relational)”) (an adjective from pēs (“foot”)).