The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters), a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, [12] specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.

2024年1月10日 · The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' at 45 letters long.

2023年4月11日 · Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, coming in at 45 letters long, is typically the biggest word you will find that actually appears in an English dictionary. According to many sources, it was coined around 1935 by Everett Smith, who at the time was the president of the National Puzzlers’ League.

2024年9月27日 · The longest word entered in most standard English dictionaries is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis with 45 letters. Our definition is "a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust."

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries. The definition is "a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust."

2023年8月19日 · At 45 letters, Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (ooft) is currently the longest word in standard English dictionaries. The word was created by then president of the National...

2024年6月22日 · The longest word in English is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis." According to Dictionary.com, this is the longest word that appears in an English dictionary and is 45 letters long.

2023年1月24日 · Yep, the longest word in the dictionary is a joke. The longest well-known nonsense word is 34 letters: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.