sesquipedalia

• Nom désignant un mot très long, souvent employé avec humour ou dans un contexte littéraire pour évoquer des termes jugés excessivement longs.

A noun referring to a very long word, often used humorously or in a literary context to describe words that are considered excessively lengthy.

1. Long wordsC2formal

   Words that are very long, often used humorously to describe overly complex or lengthy vocabulary.

   Mots très longs

   • His speech was full of sesquipedalia that confused the audience.
   • She enjoys using sesquipedalia in her writing to sound more scholarly.
   • The professor's lecture was filled with sesquipedalia, making it hard to follow.

   Synonymesjawbreakerpolysyllablesesquipedalian