Ten longest words in English Language 

Here are ten long words in English, along with their meanings and examples:

1. *Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis* (45 letters)

Meaning: A lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.

Example: "The miner was diagnosed with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis after years of working in dusty conditions."

2. *Floccinaucinihilipilification* (30 letters)

Meaning: The act of estimating something as worthless or without value.

Example: "The critic's floccinaucinihilipilification of the movie was harsh and uncalled for."

3. *Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism* (30 letters)

Meaning: A rare genetic disorder affecting the parathyroid glands.

Example: "The patient was diagnosed with pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, a condition that affects calcium levels in the blood."

4. *Antidisestablishmentarianism* (28 letters)

Meaning: Opposition to the separation of church and state.

Example: "The politician's views on antidisestablishmentarianism sparked controversy among voters."

5. *Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious* (34 letters)

Meaning: Fantastic or extraordinary.

Example: "The fireworks display was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, filling the sky with colorful explosions."

6. *Honorificabilitudinitatibus* (27 letters)

Meaning: The state of being honored.

Example: "The professor's honorificabilitudinitatibus was celebrated by his colleagues and students."

7. *Thyroparathyroidectomized* (25 letters)

Meaning: Having had the thyroid and parathyroid glands removed surgically.

Example: "The patient required lifelong medication after being thyroparathyroidectomized."

8. *Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane* (29 letters)

Meaning: A type of insecticide.

Example: "The use of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) has been banned in many countries due to its environmental impact."

9. *Electroencephalographically* (27 letters)

Meaning: Relating to the recording of brain electrical activity.

Example: "The doctor used electroencephalographically recorded brain waves to diagnose the patient's condition."

10. *Chlorodifluoromethane* (21 letters)

Meaning: A type of refrigerant.

Example: "The company replaced chlorodifluoromethane with a more environmentally friendly alternative."

These words are often cited as among the longest in English, but it's worth noting that some may be technical or scientific terms, or words that are not commonly used in everyday language.

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY

 Improve Vocabulary Tips

How to improve your vocabulary 

Improving your vocabulary can be a fun and rewarding process that can help you better express your thoughts and ideas, understand complex texts, and even increase your cultural knowledge. Here are some tips that can help you expand your vocabulary:

Read widely: Reading books, articles, and other texts can expose you to new words and phrases, and help you learn the context in which they are used.

Keep a vocabulary notebook: Write down new words that you come across and look up their definitions. Try to use the words in a sentence or two to help you remember them better.

Use flashcards: Create flashcards with a word on one side and its definition on the other. Use them to test yourself and reinforce your memory.

Play word games: Crossword puzzles, word search, and other word games can be a fun way to improve your vocabulary.

Watch educational programs: Educational programs such as TED Talks, news broadcasts, and documentaries can expose you to new vocabulary and help you understand it in context.

Use a thesaurus and a dictionary: When you encounter a word you don't know, look it up in a dictionary and thesaurus to get a better understanding of its meanings and synonyms.

Learn roots and prefixes: Understanding the roots and prefixes of words can help you deduce the meaning of new words, even if you've never seen them before.

Remember, expanding your vocabulary is a gradual process, and it's important to be patient with yourself and have fun with it.

INTERESTING FACTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

English is a West Germanic language that originated in England and is now the most widely spoken language in the world.

The English language has over 170,000 words, and new words are being added to the language all the time.

The first English dictionary, A Table Alphabeticall, was written by schoolmaster Robert Cawdrey in 1604.

The most commonly used letter in the English alphabet is "e", and "q" is the least used.

English is the official language in over 50 countries and is also used as a second language by many people around the world.

English has borrowed words from many other languages, including Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, and many more.

The Oxford English Dictionary contains over 170,000 words, but the average person uses only a small fraction of them in their daily life.

English pronunciation has changed greatly over time and continues to evolve, with some words becoming more or less distinct and new sounds being introduced.

Shakespeare is one of the most famous English-language writers and is known for his plays and poems, which have had a lasting impact on the English language.

The study of the English language, including its history, structure, and usage, is known as English linguistics.

SOBRIQUETS

What are Sobriquets?  Well,nick names given to places or persons are sobriquets.some interesting sobriquets for places are

Roof of the world - pamirs

Spice garden of India - kerala

World,s lonliest island - Tristan da cunha

White city - Belgrade

Sugar bowl of the world - cuba

Land of the rising sun - Japan

Land of the midnight sun - Norway

City of the golden gate - San Francisco

Land of white elephants - Thailand

Pink city - Jaipur

City of Skyscrapers -  New York

Land of Maple leaves -  Canada

Some sobriquets for people are

 Mahatma - Mohan das karam chand Gandhi

Saint of gutters   -Mother Teresa

Panditji   - Jawaharlal Nehru

Kaviguri - Rabindranath Tagore

Bard of Avon - Shakespeare

Lady of the lamp - Florence Nightangle

ALL ABOUT NOUNS

Nouns are the first thing we learn in grammar. The grade 2 child also knows that NOUNS are naming words. They are the names of person places, animals and thing.

Let us find out some more of the nouns in detail.
Firstly nouns can be classified into two categories

Some examples - London, Sunday, Eiffel Tower, George,
Mount Everest etc.

Some examples of Common nouns are book, table, bird, river, city etc.

Some Collective Nouns are

ABSTRACT  NOUNS

These are the names of ideas,qualities and feeling
eg.happiness, truth,honest etc

MATERIAL NOUN

These are  the names of materials that make things. eg. Brick,cement,cloth etc.

 Nouns have four genders
Masculine gender shows a male eg. boy,man
Feminine gender shows a female eg. girl,woman.
Common gender shows both a male and female eg.baby
Neuter gender shows non-living things like a chair,table, pen etc.

Find out the meaning of this trending word _ FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION

FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION

Recently when I came across this word it was very difficult for me to pronounce this word. I looked up the Oxford dictionary and found that this word really exists  - and it meant  " the action or habit of estimating something as useless "

This 29-letter tongue-twisting  word is trending in India. This word was used by a politician in his tweet to announce his book "  The paradoxical Prime Minister. "

LEARNING ADJECTIVES

Adjectives

Let's refresh a bit of grammar . Today  I chose a very simple topic - and that is adjectives .

We all know that describing  words are called  Adjectives. 

They tell us the qualities of nouns and pronouns. 

We compare qualities  of people  and things using adjectives. 

Adjectives  have three degrees,  Positive,  Comparitive and Superlative  degrees. 

How do we use these degrees let me tell you-

* When we  state  the  qualities  of a person or a thing,  we use the positive  degree. 

*When we make comparison between  two persons or things we use the Comparative  degree. 

*When we make comparison  among more than two persons or things,  we use the Superlative   degree.

Let's see these words

  

Hot is  in the positive degree  ,while hotter is comparative degree  and  hottest  is in the superlative  degree.  So is with the other adjectives .

Some  words have irregular  comparative  and Superlative  degrees,  let look at these words too -

 Late   later  latest(shows time)

             latter  last(shows position)

Old      older      Oldest

             elder      eldest

 far      farther    farthest

(shows distance)

              further  furthest. 

Sometimes we use adjectives  wrongly.  We do not  need two comparatives or two  superlatives.

For eg.

Incorrect           correct

more better       better

more brighter    brighter

most deepest.     deepest

more greener     greener





   

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TECHNO -PREFIXES

 

New affixes  appear in English all the time, largely  due to rapidly changing technology. 

For example,  the prefix  e - (meaning electronic ")  was created to form words such as

e - mail,
e-book
e-commerce
e-paper
e-newsletter
e-text
e -chat
e-file e-statement
e-zone,
e-learning
e-reader
e-waste
e-business
e-procurement   and so on. 

Similarly the prefix  cyber ,which refers to information  technology, is used  in the words, cyber -space
 cyber-cafe
 cyber-care
 cyber-card,
 cybernetic
 cybernated
 cyberpunk
 cybercast and so on.  

GLOSSARY FOR REFERENCE

Glossary

abbreviation 

A shortened form of a word, often with one or more full stops to represent missing letters.

abstract noun

The name was given to something that cannot be touched, such as a concept or a sensation. eg truthful.

acronym

An abbreviation made up of the initial letters of the main words in a phrase. These letters are pronounced as a word.(rather than as separate letters), which represents the meaning of the original phrase.

Clause

A grammatically unit that contains a subject and a verb.Sentences are made up of one or more clauses.

Colloquialism 

A word or phrase used only in informal speech

dialect 

The vocabulary (informal) used by a particular  geographical group.

Gerund

The name given to the present  participle when it is used as a noun.

hyperbole

An extreme form of exaggeration that may not be taken seriously, but grabs the readers attention.

Jargon

A type of slang that includes  specialist terms that are used and understood  by a select, often professional , group of people.

Morpheme

The smallest meaningful  part of a word.

Onomatopoeia

The use of word that mimic the sounds  they represent.

Pun

The use of  a word or phrase  that has two or more meanings for a comic effect.

rhetorical question

A question that does not require an answer but is used for effect.

Simile

A phrase that compares one thing to another using as using as or like.

EIGHT HOMONYMS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Eleven important figures of speech used in English

Figures of speech are used to create different effects in the English language, they usually emphasise a point or help an audience to visualise something.
Words and phrases  are used out of their literal contexts to create different,heightened effects.When a person is "starving" , for example, that person is unlikely to be dying of hunger; rather, he or she is simply hungry.
 Let's learn some of the figures of speech

Alliteration 

The same letter or sound is used at the start of  multiple words  Cathy cleverly combined cold coffee cake and kiwi fruit.

Simile  

The words like one as are used to compare two things.

She is as plump as a pumpkin ,but she moves like a deer.

Metaphor

One thing is described as being a different thing, resulting in a comparison between the two.

Her cheeks are sun-blushed apples.

Euphemism

 A mild word or phrase is substituted for a word or phrase  that might cause offence.

She has ample proportions.(She  is overweight).

Pun

Also known as word play, the multiple meanings  of a word  are used to create humour.

She gave me her measurements as a round figure.

Hyperbole

A statement is grossly exaggerated.

She said she could eat an elephant.

Personification

An object or animal is given human qualities.

Oxymoron

Two terms are used together that contradict each other.

The moon looked terribly beautiful.

Onomatopoeia

A word  is used  that mimics the sound of what it stands for.

She burped noisily.

Anaphora

A word or phrase is repeated  at the start of successive clauses for emphasis.

She ate the cake;she ate the apple;she ate the pie.

Irony

One thing is said but the opposite thing is meant,usually for humour or emphasis.

I admired her sense of dressing.(She was not well dressed).

Let's know these words better

Usage of certain words makes us pause for a minute. Some words in English language sound alike but are totally different in meanings.  This creates confusion in our minds, the wrong usage of words in a context often leave us in embarrassment.

So let's  check out a few of them

1.  accessory  -    a helper, contributing to a crime. 

accessory       - a supplementary part, or object

2.  accomplish -  finish, successfully; complete

accomplice - a companion, a partner in crime

3. advert  - turn attention  to, refer 

   avert   -  turn away, prevent.

4.  bait - food kept on a hook,      to attract fish.

bate - lessen, reduce, become less.

5. banish - drive away, exile.

     burnish - make bright, by rubbing polish.

6.  bean -  a seed in a long pod.

     been -   the past participle of 'be'

     I have been to London.

7. beer - an alcoholic drink

     bier - a coffin, along with its stand.

8. bell - hollow metal vessel, to give a ringing sound.

   belle - beautiful girl, or a woman.

9.breach -  a break, an opening, breaking of the rule.

  breech - the lower part of the body.

10. Canon -  a law, or rule of the church.

Cannon - a large gun

11.cease - stop,  discontinue, to desist from

  Seize - catch, grasp, lay hold off.

12. commensurate -  adequate, in proportion, equal in size.

Commiserate - to pity, sympathise, to condole.

13. defy - to dare, to resist, refusing to obey.

   deify -  to worship, as a God.

14.  demur - raise objections.

        demure - shy and modest.quiet and serious, reserved. 

15.dearth -  shortage,lack, scarcity

      death -  end of life, dying.

* keep viewing my blog for more such words.

Find out more about Prepositions

The usage of prepositions ,along with other words, are illustrated  as follows:

1. abhorrent  hateful,shocking,horrible, remote  in character. 

abhorrent  to  - Noise is abhorrent  to her feelings. 

2. abide - reside,  endure or be faithful  to

3. abide by - I hope you will abide by the rules and regulations.

abide at (a place)  - Do you abide at this place? 

abide  with (someone) - She abides with her sister. 

4. abounding  - containing  plenty. 

abounding  in: It is a  shop, abounding  with books. 

5.  access  - way to a place

      access to -  The staircase  is the only  access to the attic. 

6. abounding with -  English is a language  ,abounding with idiomatic  forms of expressions.

7. accede - agree, assent, to come forward. 

accede  to - He acceded, to the throne. 

8. accountable  - responsible  ,answerable 

9. accountable to - (person)   He is accountable  to me, for his actions. 

10. accrue  - add to, grow from, arise come

accrue  to - Many benefits  will accrue to him, if he works sincerely. 

  * More  usages of prepositions  to follow ...Keep  watching  my additions on this topic.

1. bare  - uncovered 

    bare of - That valley, is bare of trees. 

2. bent - natural skill, inclination, determined  to do. 

   bent on - He is bent on ,mastering the  subject. 

3. blended  - combined or mixed together 

    blended with - The rainbow  is blended  with several  colors. 

4. bred  - trained, educated, brought up

   bred in -  what  is bred in, will come out. 

   bred up -  He has not been  bred up as a          carpenter.

5. busy  - occupied 

busy at - They were busy  at, tidying  the room. 

busy in -  He is busy in washing, his clothes. 

busy with - He was busy with,  his work. 

busy over - She was busy over, her school  work. 

KNOW THESE INTERESTING FACTS

Some of the most interesting facts of English language

The word  "go" is the shortest  grammatically  correct  sentence  in English. 

The most common  words in English  language  are "I "and "You".

The most common  adjective  in English  used is good. 

The words month, orange, silver and purple  do not rhyme  with any other word. 

"Goodbye " originally came from the old English   phrase" God be with you."

Oxyphenbutazone  is the highest  scoring word in the game of scrabble. 

aegilops  is the  longest word with its letters in alphabetical  order. It is a type of a plant. 

Twyndyllyng is the longest  word without  any vowel. 

The words abstemious  has all the vowels in alphabetical  order. Other words are absentious, aerious, arsenious   and facetious. 

Fact of numbers - if you were to write  out every  number in order as words(one,two,three....) the letter  b will  not  be used until you reach  one billion. 

Triskaidekaphobia  is the fear  of the number 13. 

Paraskevidekatria   phobia is the fear of Friday  the 13th.It is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia. 

The year 2018 will have two fridays  falling on 13th.one  was 13th April. The next 13th July. 

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MASTER THESE WORDS

MASTER THESE WORDS

Let's not get confused with these words

sometimes we come across  certain words that often confuse us. Let's  find the difference  of these common  word. 

Malady - a disease or an illness.

melody - a pleasing  note or tunefulness

mansion  - a large dwelling - house

mention - refer to or remark about 

maize - Indian corn

maze - a network of paths

navel - the small hollow,in front of the abdomen 

naval -  of the navy

night - the time after sunset 

Knight - a military  follower, a person of noble  birth. 

oar -  wooden pole with a flat blade, to row a boat with an oar

ore  -a mineral from which, metal is extracted

odour  - smell

ardour  - warm emotion, passion

overseas  - across  the sea

oversee -  control  or look after

Pallor  - paleness of the face

Parlour  - a private room like a beauty parlour

HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS RARE DISEASE- TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Trigeminal Neuralgia

I have never heard of this rare disease after a trending news of  a Bollywood  star  suffering from it was  published. 

I tried to find out what it is, let me share it with you  all. 

Trigeminal neuralgia  is a rare chronic pain, affecting the trigeminal  nerve in the face. It is described  as a sharp shooting pain or like having an electric  shock  in the jaw, teeth or gums. It generally  lasts  from a few seconds  to about two minutes. 

This  disease  is not very easy to diagnose .

In other  words  it is a compression  of a trigeminal  nerve. This nerve transmits sensations  of pain  from face, teeth  and mouth  to the brain. 

WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY INTONATION

INTONATION 

When people talk,their voices go up and down and get louder and quieter.This natural variation is called intonation.If a person's voice stays the same,it will sound robotic and send the audience to sleep.Stressing important words or phrases helps to create a good rhythm,and will emphasise those points

SOME LATIN PREFIXES

Ab, (from) - abuse,avert,abstract

Ad , (to) - adjoin,

Ambi - (on both sides) - ambition,ambiguous,amputate.

Ante - (before)  antedate.

Bene - (well) benefit.

Bis - ( twice,two)  biscuit,bisect,binoculars.

Circum - (around) circumference,circuit.

Contra - (against) contradict,

De - (down) descend,dethrone,depose

Dis-  (apart)  disjoin.

Demi - (half)  demigod.

Ex - (out of)  extract.

Extra - (outside of) extraordinary,extravagant.

Pen - (almost) peninsula.

Per - (through)  pervade.

Post - (after) postpone,postscript,postdate.

Pre - (before) prevent,predict.

Pro - (for) pronoun

Re - (back ,again) reclaim,refund,renew,return.

Retro -  (backwards) retrospect,

Semi - (half) semicircle,semicolon.

Sub - (under) subordinate,subdue

Super - (above)  superfine,superfluous.

Trans - (across) transmit.

Vice -(in place of) viceroy,vice-President