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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions floccinaucinihilipilification noun  The act or habit of describing or regarding something as worthless. 1741: w:William Shenstone, William Shenstone, Letters, :I loved him for nothing so much as his flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication of money. 1970: w:Patrick O'Brian, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander, :There is a systematic flocci-nauci-nihili-pilification of all other aspects of existence that angers me. Translations:  German: Geringschí¤tzung (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) Etymology: A jocular coinage, apparently by students at Eton, combining a number of roughly synonymous Latin stems. flocci, from floccus, a wisp or piece of wool + nauci, from naucum, a trifle + nihili, from nihilum, nothing + pili, from pilus, a hair, something insignificant (all therefore having the sense of "worthless" or "nothing") + -fication.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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