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Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 31st, 2006, 7:30 am
by raouf
The meaning of these obscure words is:

Sesquipedalian: Long and ponderous; having many syllables.
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2006/01/13.html

Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of friday the thirteenth
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2005/05/13.html

Don't think I will really use these in a real sentence but it is fun.
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/

For those learning French, here is a gentle one:
http://french-word-a-day.typepad.com/motdujour/

Posted: January 31st, 2006, 8:51 am
by hugh
nice!

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: July 8th, 2020, 4:40 pm
by Bookworm360
Surprisingly, those are nothing compared to this stunner: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It is the longest word in the dictionary that I know of. It is a lung disease caused by inhaling underground dust and is common in miners.
P.S: is this the long-and-weird-but-wonderful-words thread?

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: July 9th, 2020, 10:58 am
by schrm
it is now for sure!
:clap: :)

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: July 18th, 2020, 2:12 pm
by Bookworm360
Here’s another: brachionichthyidae.

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 19th, 2021, 12:50 pm
by TheDinosaurPlanet
Ultracrepidarian--That was a new one for me recently.

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 19th, 2021, 12:54 pm
by KevinS
TheDinosaurPlanet wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:50 pm Ultracrepidarian--That was a new one for me recently.
I'm an ultradecrepidarian!

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 19th, 2021, 12:59 pm
by TheDinosaurPlanet
KevinS wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:54 pm
TheDinosaurPlanet wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:50 pm Ultracrepidarian--That was a new one for me recently.
I'm an ultradecrepidarian!
It's a fate of humanity, I suppose, to be ultracrepidarian-ish at times. :D

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 19th, 2021, 1:27 pm
by KevinS
TheDinosaurPlanet wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:59 pm
KevinS wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:54 pm
TheDinosaurPlanet wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:50 pm Ultracrepidarian--That was a new one for me recently.
I'm an ultradecrepidarian!
It's a fate of humanity, I suppose, to be ultracrepidarian-ish at times. :D
Perhaps, but I am an ultraDEcrepidarian. (Often misspelled as 'ultradecrepitarian.)

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 19th, 2021, 2:07 pm
by TheDinosaurPlanet
KevinS wrote: January 19th, 2021, 12:54 pm
Perhaps, but I am an ultraDEcrepidarian. (Often misspelled as 'ultradecrepitarian.)
Ah. My mistake.

Re: Sesquipedalian and Triskaidekaphobia

Posted: January 22nd, 2021, 12:09 am
by SonOfTheExiles
Arachibutyrophobia ... the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

Globophobia ... The fear of balloons.

Novinophobia ... The fear of running out of wine.

Nomophobia ... The fear of being without your mobile phone.

Xanthophobia ... The fear of the colour yellow.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia ... The fear of long words.

Omphalophobia ... The fear of belly buttons.