English Explanatory Dictionary

honorificabilitudinitatibus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being able to achieve honours; honourableness.
  2. Used as a person's title or the name of a thing meaning "honourable one", or simply as a very long word to indicate prolixity.

Pronunciation

/ˌɒn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.ɪˌt(j)uː.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/ /-ˈtæ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Scelultrix-honorificabilitudinitatibus.wav /ˌɑn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.əˌt(j)u.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/ [-ɾɪ-] En-us-honorificabilitudinitatibus.ogg

Word forms

honorificabilitudinitatibus

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus, the ablative and dative plural of honōrificābilitūdinitās (“the state of being able to achieve honours”).

Synonyms

honorificabilitudinity

Related words

honorificabilitudinity
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