Polysyllabic Word (Noun)
Meaning
A word of more than three syllables.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician used the polysyllabic word "unsustainability" in his speech to sound more impressive.
- Her professor complimented her on correctly pronouncing the polysyllabic word "antidisestablishment".
- The author chose a polysyllabic word "irresponsibility" to emphasize the complexity of the situation.
- Using a polysyllabic word "phenomenological" made him appear pretentious to his peers.
- Learning polysyllabic words "extraordinariness" took her months of vocabulary practice.