sesquipedalian

• Qualifie une personne qui emploie des mots très longs ou savants, ou ces mots eux-mêmes ; souvent utilisé avec humour pour désigner une tendance à un vocabulaire excessivement long ou compliqué.

Describes a person who uses long words, or the words themselves; often used humorously to refer to a tendency to use overly long or complex vocabulary.

1. Given to using long wordsC2formal

   Tending to use or characterized by the use of long, often obscure words.

   Qui emploie de grands mots

   • His sesquipedalian style made his lectures difficult for beginners.
   • She is a sesquipedalian writer who loves complex vocabulary.
   • The professor's sesquipedalian tendencies often confused his students.

   Synonymesgrandiloquentmagniloquent

   Antonymesbriefconciselaconicterse

2. Long and ponderousC2formal

   Describing a word that is long and heavy, often with many syllables.

   Long et pesant (mot)

   • The word 'antidisestablishment' is a classic example of a sesquipedalian term.
   • He used a sesquipedalian phrase that no one understood.
   • Sesquipedalian words can make writing sound overly academic.

   Synonymesbiglengthylongpolysyllabic

   Antonymesbriefcompactshort

• Nom désignant un mot très long, souvent utilisé avec humour ou pour qualifier un mot d'une longueur inhabituelle.

A noun referring to a very long word, often used humorously or to describe a word that is unusually lengthy.

1. A very long wordC2formal

   A word that is extremely long, often used humorously to describe words that are a foot and a half long.

   Mot très long

   • The professor used a sesquipedalian in his lecture that no one understood.
   • She enjoys collecting sesquipedalians from old literature.
   • His speech was full of sesquipedalians, making it hard to follow.

   Synonymesjawbreakermouthfulpolysyllable