Unofficially the longest word is
"PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS" at 45 characters. This means 'a lung disease' caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust. It was created solely for the purpose of being the longest word, however, it does appear in a few dictionaries.
"HEPATICOCHOLANGIOCHOLECYSTENTEROSTOMIES" at 37 characters. A surgical creation of a connection between the gall bladder and a hepatic duct and between the intestine and the gall bladder. *This is the longest word in Gould's Medical Dictionary.
"SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS" at 34 characters. A song title from the Walt Disney movie Mary Poppins. *It is in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Officially the longest word is "FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION" at 29 characters, meaning 'the act of estimating as worthless'.
Then there's "ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM" at 28 letters, meaning 'opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England'.
"PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS" at 45 characters. This means 'a lung disease' caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust. It was created solely for the purpose of being the longest word, however, it does appear in a few dictionaries.
"HEPATICOCHOLANGIOCHOLECYSTENTEROSTOMIES" at 37 characters. A surgical creation of a connection between the gall bladder and a hepatic duct and between the intestine and the gall bladder. *This is the longest word in Gould's Medical Dictionary.
"SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS" at 34 characters. A song title from the Walt Disney movie Mary Poppins. *It is in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Officially the longest word is "FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION" at 29 characters, meaning 'the act of estimating as worthless'.
Then there's "ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM" at 28 letters, meaning 'opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England'.
