sesquipedalian

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

sesquipedale

polisillabo

polisillabico

plurisillabo

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

polysyllabique

polissílabo

schwülstig

vielsilbig

çok heceli

polysyllabisch

polysyllabe

mehrsilbig

polisíl·lab

meerlettergrepig

bilgiççe

sesquipedal

polysyllable

polysillabique

polisílabo

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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”)).