sesquipedalian

English - Turkish

Definition of sesquipedalian in English Turkish dictionary

{s} bilgiççe

{s} bir buçuk ayak boyunda

uzun kelimeler kullanmaya meraklı

{s} hantal

{s} ukalâca

{s} biçimsiz

English - English

Definition of sesquipedalian in English English dictionary

A person who uses long words

Pertaining to or given to the use of overly long words

Our dinner guest was so sesquipedalian that no one could understand what he said.

A long word

long; polysyllabic

More people know the sesquipedalian word antidisestablishmentarianism than know what it means.

{a} containing a foot and a half, bombast

a very long word (a foot and a half long) given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money

The act or practice of using large words when smaller words will do

Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; sometimes humorously applied to long words

{s} very long, containing many syllables (of a word); tending to use very long words

{i} word containing many syllables

Hyphenation

ses·qui·pe·da·li·an

Synonyms

polysyllabic, bombastic, grandiloquent, long-winded, florid

Antonyms

monosyllabic, brachysyllabic, brief, terse, laconic

Etymology

() Lit. “a foot and a half long”. From sesqui-, from Latin sesqui (“one and a half”); + pedal, from Latin pedis, form of pes (“foot”), + adjective suffix -alis; + adjective suffix -ian. Cognate to French sesquipédal, Latin sesquipedalis.