Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The state of being able to achieve honours
Examples
“Contains the longest word in Shakespeare at 27 letters: "honorificabilitudinitatibus" - Act V, Scene 1.”
“This explanation of the real meaning to be derived from the long word honorificabilitudinitatibus seems to be so convincing as scarcely to require further proof.”
“He uses the word "honorificabilitudinitatibus," and some of his blunders are very ridiculous, as "ad dunghill, at the fingers 'ends, as they say" (act v. I).”
“Like John o'Gaunt his name is dear to him, as dear as the coat and crest he toadied for, on a bend sable a spear or steeled argent, honorificabilitudinitatibus, dearer than his glory of greatest shakescene in the country.”
“A few years later, when I came across the 13-syllable "honorificabilitudinitatibus" in Love's Labour Lost, it was another epiphany.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“V. i.44 (427,6) [_honorificabilitudinitatibus_] This word, whencesoever it comes, is often mentioned as the longest word known.”
“I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word; for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon.”
“John o’Gaunt his name is dear to him, as dear as the coat and crest he toadied for, on a bend sable a spear or steeled argent, honorificabilitudinitatibus, dearer than his glory of greatest shakescene in the country.”
“revealed" interpretation of the long word honorificabilitudinitatibus.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘honorificabilitudinitatibus’.
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Silly-sounding words
Serious words that sound silly when you say them
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Awesome Pronunciations
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Super Long Words
A list of words that contain at least 10 or more letters.
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Best words ever
The most awesome words.
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jmjarmstrong JM recommends honours be bestowed upon the word 'Honorificabilitudinitatibus', 27 letters long, and it's the longest English word consisting strictly of alterating consonants and vowels. Oct 12, 2009
Gedaly The state of being honored. Jun 13, 2009
jmjarmstrong JM understands that Shakespeare invented the term honorificabilitudinitatibus ... what a terrific word eh! Feb 1, 2009
bilby
O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words.
I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word;
for thou art not so long by the head as
honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier
swallowed than a flap-dragon.
- Shakespeare, 'Love’s Labour’s Lost'. Nov 8, 2008
sionnach the longest word consisting entirely of alternating vowels and consonants. Nov 5, 2007
oroboros This, from futilitycloset.com:
The longest word in Shakespeare appears in Act V, Scene 1 of Love’s Labour’s Lost:
O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words.
I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word;
for thou art not long by the head as
honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier
swallowed than a flap-dragon.
It’s the ablative plural of the Latin honorificabilitudinitas, “the state of being able to achieve honors.” And it can be rearranged to spell hi ludi, F. Baconis nati, tuiti orbi, which means “These plays, F. Bacon’s offspring, are preserved for the world.”
So that settles that. Dec 1, 2006