different between sesquipedal vs sesquipedalianism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) +? pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Adjective

sesquipedal (not comparable)

1. Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

Derived terms

• sesquipedalian

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “sesquipedal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Spanish

Adjective

sesquipedal (plural sesquipedales)

1. sesquipedalian

Derived terms

• sesquipedálico

English

Etymology

Surface form analyzed as sesquipedalian +? -ism, from sesqui- (“one and a half”) +? pedalian (“of the foot”).

From Latin s?squiped?lis (“a foot and a half long; in metaphorical use, “of an unnatural length, huge, big””), from s?squi (“one and a half times as great”) + ped?lis (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s?z.kw?.p??d?l.i.?n.?sm?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?skw?p??de?li.?n?zm?/

Noun

sesquipedalianism (plural sesquipedalianisms)

1. (uncountable) The practice of using long, sometimes obscure, words in speech or writing.
2. (countable) A very long word.

Related terms

• sequi-
• sesquipedal
• sesquipedian
• sesquipedalian

References