Definition of floccinaucinihilipilification in English:
floccinaucinihilipilification
noun
rareThe action or habit of estimating something as worthless. (The word is used chiefly as a curiosity.)
‘my new book is more than just a 400-page exercise in floccinaucinihilipilification.’- ‘Floccinaucinihilipilification is what Trilby does to everyone he meets.’
- ‘Such an egregious comment is a lot of floccinaucinihilipilification.’
- ‘Humans are quick to partake in the floccinaucinihilipilification process, it has happened before and it will happen repeatedly until evolution explicates perfect men.’
- ‘Aside from being a semi-useful piece of party trivia, floccinaucinihilipilification is actually a great description of one of the most frustrating aspects of modern SEO.’
- ‘Organizations and leaders need to understand the floccinaucinihilipilification principle to bring to conscious awareness actions or habits in the systemic structures that have been overlooked and devalued.’
- ‘Virtual teams can apply these five strategies of the floccinaucinihilipilification principle to increase focused engagement.’
- ‘It is difficult to say now whether it has been a year of floccinaucinihilipilification.’
- ‘Estimates of economic growth in India have unfortunately been subject to a fair degree of floccinaucinihilipilification.’
- ‘Of course you may see all of this as an example of floccinaucinihilipilification, and perhaps rightly so.’
- ‘My new book is more than just a 400-page exercise in floccinaucinihilipilification.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Mid 18th century from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication. The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.
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