Long word meaning kind

вид, род, тип, разновидность, сорт, класс, добрый, любезный, хороший, сердечный

существительное ↓

прилагательное ↓

Словосочетания

hawks and other birds of that kind — ястребы и другие птицы такого рода  
a dry climate kind to asthmatics — сухой климат, благоприятный для астматиков  
a new kind of music — новый вид музыки  
a commercial for a new kind of soap — реклама нового (вида) мыла  
good / kind deed — доброе дело, благодеяние  
degeneracy of the first kind — вырождение первого рода  
degeneracy of the second kind — вырождение второго рода  
difference in kind — качественное различие  
cordial / kind invitation — сердечное приглашение  
distinction of kind — качественное различие  
it was kind of you — было очень любезно с вашей стороны  
all that kind of crap — и так далее..; и все такое  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

kindly  — любезно, доброжелательно, доброжелательный, добрый, приятный
kindness  — доброта, доброжелательность, любезность, мягкосердечие, ласка, благоволение
unkind  — недобрый, злой, суровый

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): kind
мн. ч.(plural): kinds

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): kinder
прев. степ. (superlative): kindest

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• Defenition of the word kind

  • Possessing charm and attractiveness.
  • A category of things distinguished by a common characteristic or quality.
  • conducive to comfort; beneficial; «the genial sunshine»; «a kind climate»; «hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet»
  • generously responsive; «good-hearted but inept efforts to help»; «take a kindly interest»; «a kindly gentleman»; «an openhearted gift to charity»
  • liberal; «kind words of praise»
  • helpful to other people; «helping an old lady with her bundles was his kind deed for the day»
  • agreeable; «a dry climate kind to asthmatics»
  • having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; «kind to sick patients»; «a kind master»; «kind words showing understanding and sympathy»; «thanked her for her kind letter»
  • expressing sympathy
  • characterized by mercy, and compassion; «compassionate toward disadvantaged people»; «kind to animals»; «a humane judge»
  • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; «sculpture is a form of art»; «what kinds of desserts are there?»
  • showing consideration and anticipation of needs; «it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers»; «a neighbor showed thoughtful attention»
  • tolerant and forgiving under provocation; «our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke»
  • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  • tolerant and forgiving under provocation
  • agreeable, conducive to comfort
  • having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

Synonyms for the word kind

• • benevolent
  • benign
  • brand
  • breed
  • caring
  • caste
  • category
  • class
  • compassionate
  • considerate
  • form
  • genial
  • gentle
  • good-hearted
  • hue
  • humane
  • humanitarian
  • kindly
  • manner
  • merciful
  • nature
  • nice
  • openhearted
  • sort
  • style
  • sympathetic
  • thoughtful
  • tolerant
  • type
  • variety

Similar words in the kind

• • benevolent
  • benign
  • benignant
  • charitable
  • considerate
  • forgiving
  • generous
  • gentle
  • good
  • good-natured
  • gracious
  • helpful
  • hospitable
  • humane
  • kind
  • kinda
  • kinder
  • kindergarten
  • kindergarten’s
  • kindergartens
  • kindest
  • kindhearted
  • kindle
  • kindled
  • kindles
  • kindlier
  • kindliest
  • kindliness
  • kindliness’s
  • kindling
  • kindling’s
  • kindly
  • kindnesses
  • kindred
  • kinds
  • large-hearted
  • merciful
  • soft
  • sympathetic

Hyponyms for the word kind

• • antitype
  • art form
  • brand
  • color
  • colour
  • description
  • flavor
  • flavour
  • genre
  • genus
  • ilk
  • like
  • make
  • manner
  • model
  • species
  • stripe
  • style
  • the like
  • the likes of
  • type

Hypernyms for the word kind

• • category

Antonyms for the word kind

• • unkind

Idioms for the word kind

• • von Kindesbeinen an
  • das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
  • das Kind ist in den Brunnen gefallen
  • das Kind im Manne

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kind ¹

 (kīnd)

adj. kind·er, kind·est

1. Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.

2. Agreeable or beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics.

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[Middle English kinde, natural, kind, from Old English gecynde, natural; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: kind¹, kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent
These adjectives mean having or showing a tender, considerate, and helping nature. Kind and kindly are the least specific: thanked her for her kind letter; a kindly gentleman. Kindhearted especially suggests an innately kind disposition: a kindhearted teacher. Benign implies gentleness and mildness: benign intentions; a benign sovereign. Benevolent suggests charitableness and a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others: a benevolent contributor.

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kind ²

 (kīnd)

n.

1.

a. A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.

b. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.

2. Archaic

a. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.

b. The natural order or course of things; nature.

c. Manner or fashion.

3. Obsolete

a. Lineal ancestry or descent.

b. Lineal ancestors or descendants considered as a group.

Idioms:

all kinds of Informal

Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job.

in kind

1. With produce or commodities rather than with money: pay in kind.

2. In the same manner or with an equivalent: returned the slight in kind.

kind of Informal

Rather; somewhat: I’m kind of hungry.

of a kind

Of the same kind; alike: My father and my uncle are two of a kind.

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[Middle English, from Old English gecynd, race, offspring, kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The words kind, sort, and type can be troublesome when they are used with plural nouns and modifiers. Sentences like I hate these kind of movies may occur with some frequency but are awkward, and some would say, grammatically incorrect. The Usage Panel frowns upon these usages. In our 2005 survey, 81 percent rejected the use of kind with a plural modifier and plural noun in the sentence Those kind of buildings seem old-fashioned. Fully 88 percent of the Panel found unacceptable the use of kind with a singular modifier and plural noun and verb in That kind of buildings seem old fashioned. In these examples kind would presumably function as a determiner like number in A great number of people have crowded into the lobby. (Note that number here is singular, but the plural verb have agrees with the plural noun people, so number is not really the subject of the sentence). This problem can be avoided by making the phrase entirely singular (as in That kind of movie is always enjoyable) or by revising so that the noun is the plural subject (as in Movies of that kind are always enjoyable). Bear in mind that plural kinds often implies that the phrase refers to a number of different categories of things—more than one genre of movie, for example. Perhaps the best solution is to drop the kind phrase entirely (Those movies are always enjoyable) or to be specific (Those spy movies are always enjoyable).

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kind

(kaɪnd)

adj

1. having a friendly or generous nature or attitude

2. helpful to others or to another: a kind deed.

3. considerate or humane

4. cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards)

5. pleasant; agreeable; mild: a kind climate.

6. informal beneficial or not harmful: a detergent that is kind to the hands.

7. archaic loving

[Old English gecynde natural, native; see kind²]

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kind

(kaɪnd)

n

1. a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type: two of a kind; what kind of creature?.

2. an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one: heating of a kind.

3. essential nature or character: the difference is one of kind rather than degree.

4. archaic gender or sex

5. archaic nature; the natural order

6. in kind

a. (of payment) in goods or produce rather than in money

b. with something of the same sort: to return an insult in kind.

7. (adverb) somewhat; rather: kind of tired.

8. (sentence substitute) used to express reservation or qualified assent: I figured it out. Kind of.

[Old English gecynd nature; compare Old English cyn kin, Gothic kuni race, Old High German kikunt, Latin gens]

Usage: The mixture of plural and singular constructions, although often used informally with kind and sort, should be avoided in serious writing: children enjoy those kinds (not those kind) of stories; these sorts (not these sort) of distinctions are becoming blurred

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kind¹

(kaɪnd)

adj. -er, -est.

1. of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person.

2. having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words.

3. considerate or helpful; humane (often fol. by to): to be kind to animals.

4. clement: kind weather.

[before 900; Middle English kind(e) natural, well-disposed, Old English gecynde natural]

kind²

(kaɪnd)

n.

1. a class or group of animals, people, objects, etc., classified on the basis of common traits; category.

2. nature or character: to differ in degree rather than kind.

3. an example of something; variety; sort.

4. a more or less adequate example of something: The vines formed a kind of roof.

5. Archaic.

a. natural disposition or character.

b. manner; form.

6. Obs. gender; sex.

Idioms:

1. in kind,

a. in the same way; with something of the same kind as that received.

b. in goods, commodities, or services rather than money: payment in kind.

2. kind of, Informal. to some extent; somewhat; rather: It’s kind of dark.

3. of a kind, of the same class, nature, character, etc.: two of a kind.

[before 900; Middle English kinde, Old English gecynd nature, race, origin; c. Old High German kikunt, Old Norse kyndi, Latin gēns (genitive gentis); akin to kin]

usage: The phrase these (or those) kind of, followed by a plural noun (these kind of flowers; those kind of shoes) is frequently condemned as ungrammatical because it is said to combine a plural demonstrative (these; those) with a singular noun, kind. Historically, kind is an unchanged or unmarked plural noun like deer, folk, sheep, and swine, and the construction these kind of is an old one, occurring in the writings of Shakespeare, Swift, Jane Austen, and, in modern times, Winston Churchill and Jimmy Carter. kind has also developed the plural kinds, evidently because of the feeling that the old pattern was incorrect. these kind of nevertheless persists in use, esp. in less formal speech and writing. In edited, more formal prose, this kind of and these kinds of are more common. sort of has been influenced by the use of kind as an unchanged plural: these sort of books. This construction too is often considered incorrect and appears mainly in less formal speech and writing. kind (or sort) of as an adverbial modifier meaning “somewhat” occurs in informal speech and writing: Sales have been kind (or sort) of slow these last few weeks.

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kind

You use kind to talk about a class of people or things. Kind is a countable noun. After words like all and many, you use kinds, not ‘kind’.

It will give you an opportunity to meet all kinds of people.

The trees were filled with many kinds of birds.

After kinds of you can use either the plural or singular form of a noun. For example, you can say ‘I like most kinds of cars‘ or ‘I like most kinds of car‘. The singular form is more formal.

People have been working hard to produce the kinds of courses that we need.

There will be two kinds of certificate.

After kind of you use the singular form of a noun.

I’m not the kind of person to get married.

She makes the same kind of point in another essay.

In conversation, these and those are often used with kind. For example, people say ‘I don’t like these kind of films’ or ‘I don’t like those kind of films’. This use is generally thought to be incorrect, and it is best to avoid it. Instead you should say ‘I don’t like this kind of film‘ or ‘I don’t like that kind of film‘.

There are problems with this kind of explanation.

How will we answer that kind of question?

In more formal English, you can also say ‘I don’t like films of this kind‘.

This is the best way of interpreting data of this kind.

You can also use like this, like that, or like these after a noun. For example, instead of saying ‘this kind of film’, you can say ‘films like this‘.

I hope we see many more enterprises like this.

I’d read a few books like that.

Companies like these represent an important part of our economy.

Sort is used in a similar way to kind.

You can also use kind of to describe something in a vague or uncertain way.

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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkindkind1 /kaɪnd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
 
 1 [countable, uncountable]TYPE one of the different types of a person or thing that belong to the same group SYN sort, typekind of
 They sell all kinds of things.
 The flowers attract several different kinds of insects.
 Greg was working on some kind of deal in Italy.
 Get me a sandwich – any kind will do.2 → the kind3 → somebody’s kind of person/thing/place etc 4 → kind of5 → a kind of (a) something6 → two/three etc of a kind7 → one of a kind8 → something of the/that kind9 → nothing/anything of the kind10 → of a kind

11 → in kind → payment in kindCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesall kinds/every kindHe’s done all kinds of work.the same kindI’d like to see you make the same kind of effort in practice that you make in the game.a different kindFossils of many different kinds have been found in this site.the right/wrong kindIt wasn’t the right kind of holiday for me.the best/worst kindNot knowing what had happened to her was the worst kind of torture.some kindCarved into the stone was some kind of design.any kindThere was no television, no radio – no technology of any kind.various kindsThe students had to read various kinds of academic materials.a certain/particular kindA ‘besom’ is a particular kind of broom.phrasesof its/their kindIt is the biggest centre of its kind.of this kindHow can we be sure a disaster of this kind will not happen again?of the worst/best etc kindThis is hypocrisy of the worst kind.what kind (of something)?What kind of milk shake would you like?that kind of thingHe usually wears trainers and jeans, that kind of thing.in a funny/strange etc kind of wayIn a funny kind of way, the bullying made me a stronger person.adverbsprecisely/exactly the kindThis was precisely the kind of help that she needed.

Examples from the Corpuskind• The writer is engaged in a kind of vicarious interaction with a presumed reader and anticipates and provides for likely reactions.• He was a kind of genius, and he suffered.• Ben’s not the marrying kind.• They had a few bags in the store, but they weren’t the right kind.• One stumbling block can be the kind of computer you own.• There is a great deal of truth in this general argument; inequalities of this kind have been reduced.• In the past, I would have shared this kind of thing with Nick.• Then I saw the teeth marks were kind of big.• What kind of material is the box usually made of?• corruption of the worst kind kind of• I kind of borrowed the money from your wallet.• I’m kind of disappointed Grandma didn’t come.• It’s so kind of the Olsens to let us borrow their car.• Are you in some kind of trouble?• What kind of car is that?kindkind2 ●●● S3 W3 adjective (comparative kinder, superlative kindest)
 
 1 KINDsaying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them or make them happy OPP unkindkind to
 They’ve been very kind to me.
 It wasn’t a very kind thing to say.
 She’s a very kind and generous person.it’s kind of somebody (to do something)
 It’s kind of you to say that.
 It’s really kind of them to let us use their pool.
 We thanked the priest for his kind words.
 Thank you for your help. You’ve been most kind (=said when thanking someone very politely).thank you for your kind invitation/offer (=said when thanking someone very politely for their invitation or offer)
 Ms Jarvis is unable to accept your kind invitation.GrammarYou are kind to someone: He was kind to her. ✗Don’t say: He was kind with her.

2 KINDnot causing harm or sufferingkind to
 Life has been very kind to me.
 I need a soap that’s kinder to my skin.
 Let’s hope the weather’s kind tomorrow.3 → would you be kind enough to do something/be so kind as to do something4 → kind regardsTHESAURUSkind someone who is kind tries to help people and make them happy or comfortable, and shows that they care about themThey were very kind to us and let us stay in their house as long as we liked.a kind old ladya kind thing to saynice especially spoken friendly and kind. Nice is very common in everyday spoken English and is often used instead of kindEveryone has been so nice to me.It’s nice of you to invite me here.He seems such a nice man.generous kind because you give people money, presents etc‘I’ll pay for the meal.’ ‘That’s very generous of you.’a generous gift considerate thinking about other people’s feelings, and careful not to do anything that will upset themOur neighbours are very considerate and always keep their TV turned down.a considerate driverHe’s always very polite and considerate to his guests.thoughtful thinking of things you can do to make other people happy or feel good – used especially when someone does something such as giving someone a present or helping someoneIt was thoughtful of you to send him a card. Some thoughtful person had taken her bag to the lost property office.caring kind and wanting to help and look after peopleShe’s lucky to have such a loving and caring husband.The British are well-known for their caring attitude toward animals.sympathetic saying kind things to someone who has problems and behaving in a way that shows you care about themMy boss was very sympathetic and said I should take some time off work. She gave him a sympathetic smile.good kind and showing that you want to help – used especially in the following phrasesIt was good of you to come and see me. She’s always been very good to us.sweet informal very kind – used especially when you like someone very much, or you are very pleased because of something they have doneI was given the flowers by a sweet little old lady who lived next door. It’s sweet of you to ask.a sweet thing to saykind-hearted/warm-hearted especially written having a kind and friendly character, which makes other people like youHe was a wonderful father, kind-hearted and always laughing.The town is full of warm-hearted, helpful people. benevolent formal kind and wanting to help people – often used about someone who is important or who people respecta benevolent rulerThey believe in the existence of a benevolent God who will save mankind. He listened politely, like some benevolent uncle.

Examples from the Corpuskind• Even the thought of sharing a bed with him didn’t seem so threatening when he was being kind.• Coronado was a far kinder conquistador than his ruthless contemporaries Pizarro and De Soto, but he was equally obsessed with gold.• There is still some, but it is kinder, gentler and rarer.• But she accepted that the Colonel was a kind man.• Everyone loved Mary. She was the kindest, most generous person in the world.• «Karen gave me a lift to the station.» «That was kind of her.»• That was such a kind thing to say.• He’s a good brother. He’s always been kind to me.• I was with them a week and they were kind to me.• She looks a little disappointed when she sees us close up but is too kind to say so.• Your great-aunt Olga was a very kind woman.kind invitation• Even by accepting Laura Danby’s kind invitation, Meredith’s own fiercely maintained independence could be said to have been undermined.• No offer of financial help, no kind invitations to join them in club activities were forthcoming from Charles.From Longman Business Dictionarykindkind /kaɪnd/ noun COMMERCE (a) payment/benefit in kind a method of paying someone by giving goods or services instead of moneyThe company agreed that the loan should be settledby payment in kind.A workplace nursery is not regarded as a benefit in kind, and is not counted in your income tax assessment.Origin kind1 Old English cynd kind2 Old English gecynde “natural”

For the long time, lexicographers have been debating about the legitimacy of certain words as possible entrants to the English dictionary. For me, the longer the word and the more the number of syllables in it, the more interesting it becomes. Find out some of the most exquisitely coined words in the English language from this article.

Longest word

Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl […] isoleucine
Here’s the deal: the world’s longest English word has exactly 189,819 letters in it and it takes 3 hours and 33 minutes to pronounce it completely!

Wondering what commands such an enormous (literally) honor? Well, it is the chemical name of the world’s largest known protein called titin or connectin. It is made up of 244 individually folded protein domains which in turn are connected by unstructured peptide sequences (largest known polypeptide containing 34,350 amino acids in the human body). Fascinating as the name of this wonder is, there exists some debate as to whether this technical term can actually be considered a word. But even then, mesmerizing it is, isn’t it? And guess what? Here in this article, you will actually get to see this ginormous word if you read on.

But even otherwise, the English language is a huge storehouse of long words that I find rather satisfying to pronounce. They are grand tongue twisters that make perfect sense. Two of my favorite words for the longest time have been inconsequential and quintessentially. I am psychologically satiated to the hilt every time I utter them and utter them a lot I do. But there are other words that are very rarely used and even more rarely heard of. Let’s check some of them out below. If you love the language and lap up trivia like there’s no tomorrow, this is a train ride you should definitely not miss.

A

1. Ablutophobia: Fear of washing or having a bath
2. Absorbefacient: Inducing or boosting absorption
3. Adiathermancy: Impervious to radiant heat or infrared radiation or unaffected by heat waves
4. Agglutination: The construction of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in spite of the blending
5. Arachibutyrophobia: One having fear about peanut butter sticking to the mouth roof
6. Aurantiaceous: Appertaining to oranges or orange trees
7. Automatonophobia: One having fear about dummies, animatronic creatures, statues of wax
8. Autothaumaturgist: A person who exudes an air of mystery around himself consciously; someone pretending to be an enigma
9. Autotonsorialist: A person who cuts his own hair
10. Automysophobia: Fear of getting dirty

B

1. Ballistocardiograph: An instrument which is used to detect body movements caused by heartbeats
2. Bathythermograph: An instrument that is used for recording water temperature as compared to depth
3. Batrachomyomachy: A military engagement between frogs and mice
4. Batrachophagous: A person who eats frogs
5. Bicrescentic: Having the structure of a double crescent
6. Blandiloquence: A flattery or complimentary speech
7. Brachydactylous: Having abnormally short and blunt fingers and toes
8. Brobdingnagian: Colossal
9. Bouleversement: An overturning; ruination
10. Boustrophedon: An ancient method of writing in which one line is written from left to right and the next from right to left and so on.

C

1. Cacodemomania: Pathological belief of one being inhabited by an evil spirit
2. Caesaropapism: Secular ruler having control of the church
3. Catapedamania: Obsession with jumping from high places
4. Cephalonomancy: A kind of divination formerly practiced to detect guilt in a convict by boiling the skull of an ass and checking for any cracking of the skull or movement of the lower jaw
5. Ceruminiferous: Carrying or yielding earwax
6. Chaetophorous: Setigerous or bristle-bearing
7. Cheiloproclitic: One who is attracted to lips
8. Cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy: Process of surgically removing the hepatic duct and gallbladder
9. Chronosynchronicity: Presenting a person’s life in all the stages through a single piece of art
10. Cycloganoidei: Ganoid fish with cycloid scales

D

1. Dactylopterous: A state where the inferior rays of the pectoral fins are entirely or partially detached from the body
2. Defecaloesiophobia: Fear of painful defecation
3. Dendrochronology: Study of tree rings
4. Deorsumversion: Turning downwards
5. Dermatoglyphics: Study of fingerprints and skin patterns
6. Dermatopathophobia: Fear of dermal ailments
7. Didaskaleinophobia: Fear of going to school
8. Dishabiliophobia: Fear of undressing in front of another person
9. Dolichocephalic: Long-headed
10. Dysmorphophobia: Having the fear of physical deformities

E

1. Ecclesiasticus: An Apocryphal book
2. Edriophthalmous: Concerning the Edriophthalma
3. Electroencephalograph: An instrument for measuring the brain’s electrical impulses
4. Electrodynamometer: An instrument for measuring electric current
5. Eleutherophobia: Fear of freedom
6. Epiphenomenalism: Doctrine that mental processes are epiphenomena of brain activity
7. Ephemeromorph: Form of life that is neither animal nor plant
8. Epistaxiophobia: Fear of epistaxises or bleeding noses
9. Ethnomethodology: The study of sociological codes and conventions that underlie everyday social communication and interactions
10. Extemporaneousness: Lack of foresight

F

1. Febrifacient: That which renders feverish
2. Ferriprussiate: A ferricyanate; a ferricyanide
3. Flagelliferous: Bearing a whip or flagellum
4. Flibbertigibbet: Gossipy person, usually referring to a young woman
5. Fibriophobia: Having fear of fever
6. Fibrochondrosteal: Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly bony or osseous
7. Fissigemmation: A process of reproduction that intercedes fission and gemmation
8. Forisfamiliation: The act of liberating oneself from parental authority
9. Frankalmoigne: Tenure by free alms
10. Frumentaceous: Resembling wheat or other grain

G

1. Galactodensimeter: Instrument used to measure the density of milk
2. Gastroduodenitis: Swelling of the stomach and duodenum
3. Gastrohysterotomy: Cæsarean section
4. Generalissimo: The Chief Commander of an army
5. Gephydrophobia: Fear of crossing bridges
6. Germanophilia: Love or fondness for Germany or for the Germans
7. Gluconeogenesis: Production of glucose from non-carbohydrates
8. Graminivorous: Feeding on grass or cereals
9. Grammaticaster: A piddling grammarian
10. Gynotikolobomassophile: One nibbling a woman’s earlobes

H

1. Haematogenesis: Production of blood
2. Haematodynamometer: An instrument to measure arterial or venous blood pressure
3. Haussmannize: To rebuild
4. Hellenologophobia: Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific nomenclature
5. Helioseismology: Study of wave oscillations in the sun
6. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia: Fear of the number six hundred sixty-six
7. Honorificabilitudinitatibus: One bearing honorableness
8. Honorificabilitudinity: Honorableness
9. Hydrometeorology: Study of atmospheric moisture
10. Hypercatalectic: Having an extra syllable at the end of a verse

I

1. Iatromathematics: Archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology
2. Ichthyophagous: Fish-eating
3. Ichthyophthalmite: A hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium relating to zeolites
4. Immarcescible: Not perishable
5. Immunopathology: Study of immunity to disease
6. Incircumscriptible: Incapable of being restricted
7. Incomprehensibleness: Impossible to know or fathom
8. Interramification: Intertwining of branches
9. Interstratification: Alternative layering of two or more types of clay minerals
10. Ithyphallophobia: Fear of aroused male genitalia

J

1. Jaculiferous: Bearing arrow-like thorns
2. Japanophilia: Love or admiration for Japan or the Japanese
3. Japanophobia: Fear of Japanese
4. Johannisberger: A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss Johannisberg, on the river Rhine
5. Jouissance: Merriment
6. Judeophobia: Fear of Jewish people
7. Juglandaceous: Liking or pertaining to walnuts
8. Jungermanniaceae: A genus of hepatic mosses
9. Jurisprudential: Pertaining to the science of juridical law
10. Juxtaposition: The act of positioning two or more things adjacent to each other

K

1. Kakorrhaphiophobia: Fear of failure
2. Katagelophobia: Fear of ridicule
3. Katathermometer: Instrument used to measure the cooling power of air
4. Katsaridaphobia: Fear of cockroaches
5. Kephalonomancy: Divination using a baked head of an ass or a goat
6. Keraunophobia (or Ceraunophobia): Fear of lightning and thunder
7. Kinetheodolite: Type of theodolite used to track missiles and satellites
8. Knickerbockers: Loose breeches ending above the knee
9. Knickknackatory: A collection of baubles and trifles
10. Kosmikophobia: Fear of cosmic phenomenon

L

1. Lamellibranchiata: Class of gastropods with bivalve shells
2. Laryngotracheotomy: Surgery involving cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea
3. Latitudinarianism: Doctrine of broad liberality in religious belief or conduct
4. Lautenclavicymbel: Lute harpsichord with gut strings instead of metal
5. Lautverschiebung: The regular alterations undergone by the primitive Indo-European stops or mute consonants in the Teutonic languages since third century BC
6. Lepidopterology: Study about butterflies and moths
7. Leucocytogenesis: Formation of leukocytes
8. Lexicographical: Pertaining to the art of making a dictionary or lexicon
9. Libanophorous: Producing incense
10. Logizomechanophobia: Fear of computers

M

1. Machiavellianism: The doctrines of Niccolò Machiavelli as written in his book Il Principe (“The Prince”) wherein political expediency is exalted above morality and the use of cunning and deceit in statecraft to maintain authority or to effectuate policy is commended
2. Macrocephalous: Having a large head
3. Margaritomancy: Divination using pearls
4. Maschalephidrosis: Excessive sweating of the armpits
5. Mechanotherapist: A practitioner who medically treats by employing mechanical practices, such as massaging
6. Medomalacuphobia: Fear of losing an erection
7. Metathesiophobia: Fear of changes
8. Microminiaturization: Construction of something on a scale which is smaller than miniature
9. Micropalaeontology: Study of microscopic fossils
10. Monopathophobia: Fear of definite disease

N

1. Necessitarianism: Philosophical theory according to which actions are always consequent to antecedent causes
2. Nemathelminthes: Roundworms
3. Neopharmaphobia: Fear of new drugs
4. Nephelodometer: An instrument for estimating the distances or speed of clouds
5. Neurophysiological: Pertaining to the branch of physiology that deals with the functions of the nervous system
6. Nigroglobulate: The act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
7. Noctambulation: Sleepwalking
8. Nucamentaceous: Resembling a nut either structurally or their property of indehiscence; bearing one-seeded nut-like fruits
9. Nucleomituphobia: Fear of nuclear weapons
10. Nyctohylophobia: Fear of dark wooded areas at night

O

1. Obeliscolychny: Lighthouse
2. Obsequiousness: Abject submissiveness
3. Omphalopsychite: One who meditates by stares fixedly at his navel
4. Oneirogmophobia: Fear of wet dreams
5. Ophthalmophobia: Fear of being stared at
6. Ophthalmoscope: Instrument for viewing the interior of the eye
7. Opisthobranchiata: Marine gastropod mollusks with no operculum and gills present posterior to the heart
8. Orphanotrophism: Care and support of orphans
9. Ostraconophobia: Fear of shellfish
10. Otorhinolaryngology: It is a study of ear, nose, and throat

P

1. Palaeoanthropology: The study of early humans
2. Paleophytologist: One versed in the recovery and identification of plant fossils from geological contexts
3. Paraskavedekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th
4. Penecontemporaneous: Of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition
5. Philoprogenitiveness: The love of offspring
6. Pleuroperipneumony: Inflammation of the pleura and lungs
7. Pneumatophilosophy: Philosophy of spirits or the spirit world
8. Podobromhidrosis: Smelly feet
9. Pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism: Falsely supporting the idea of disestablishment
10. Pteromerhanophobia: Fear of flying

Q

1. Quadragesimarian: One who observes Lent
2. Quadrigeminous: Four-fold
3. Quadrigenarious: Four hundred
4. Quasquicentennial: One hundred twenty-fifth anniversary
5. Quatrefeuille: An ornamental foliation having four foils
6. Quindecemvirate: The body or office of the fifteen sacerdotal college men bestowed with the primary duty of protecting the Sibylline books
7. Quinquagenarian: Person between the ages of 50 and 59
8. Quinquedentated: Five-toothed
9. Quoddamodotative: Existing in a certain manner
10. Quomodocunquize: Making money in any possible way

R

1. Radappertization: Treatment of food with ionizing radiation to kill bacteria
2. Radiometeorograph: An instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude
3. Rambunctiousness: The state of being boisterous and disorderly
4. Ranidaphobia: Fear of frogs
5. Representationalism: Doctrine that ideas rather than external objects are basis of knowledge
6. Retrovaccination: The inoculation of a cow with human vaccination in which smallpox virus from human vesicles is used as seed virus in producing smallpox vaccine in cattle
7. Rhabdophobia: Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized
8. Rhinotillexomania: Compulsive nose picking
9. Rodomontadist: A person who boasts
10. Roentgenometrics: A chiropractic technique involving the study of X-rays by biomechanical analysis and measurement

S

1. Sacramentarianism: Belief that sacraments have unusual properties
2. Scrophulariaceous: Pertaining to the figwort family of plants (Scrophulariaceae)
3. Secundogeniture: The right of inheritance belonging to the second-oldest child
4. Sesquicentennially: Every 150 years
5. Siderodromophobia: Fear of trains, railroads or train travel
6. Spasmenagaliaphobia: Fear of shattered glass
7. Spermatophobia: The fear of germs
8. Spectroheliokinematograph: Camera for taking pictures of the sun
9. Sphygmomanometer: An instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
10. Steganophthalmata: A division of jellyfishes, including most of the large disklike species

T

1. Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine: A type of explosive
2. Tetrakishexahedron: A solid in the isometric system, bounded by 24 congruent isosceles-triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the cube
3. Thanatognomonic: Indicating death
4. Theologicophobia: Fear of theology
5. Theophilanthropism: Having love for divinity as well as mankind
6. Thermoluminescence: A form of luminescence that is exhibited by certain crystalline materials that may have absorbed energy previously
7. Transmogrification: Transformation to a different form or shape, especially strange or grotesque
8. Trichopathophobia: Fear of hair
9. Triskaidekaphobia: Phobia of the number 13
10. Triboluminescence: Frictional emission of light

U

1. Ubiquitarianism: Belief in the omnipresence of God
2. Ultramicroscope: Instrument for viewing objects that are difficult to see by the naked eye
3. Ultimogeniture: The right of inheritance belonging to the last son
4. Umbraculiform: Umbrella-shaped
5. Uncircumstandtial: Not circumstantial; trivial
6. Uncompartmentalized: Not separated into different categories or compartments
7. Unconsentaneous: Disagreement
8. Uniformitarianism: The theory or assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now, have operated since its inception and apply everywhere in the universe and that all geological phenomena may be explained as the result of these existing forces
9. Unsoutcheoned: Destitute of an escutcheon
10. Utilitarianism: Adopting a code of conduct that determines ethical values

V

1. Valetudinarianism: The condition or state of mind of a sickly or weak person who is incessantly worried about personal health
2. Vasoconstriction: Narrowing of the blood vessels owing to the contraction of their muscular walls
3. Venturesomeness: Daring and adventurous
4. Venustraphobia: Being scared of beautiful women
5. Verminophobia: Being afraid of germs
6. Vernacularization: The act, process, or state of picking elements from a foreign language and modifying and accepting it as a part of a native dialect of a specific population
7. Virginitiphobia: Fear of rape
8. Vitricophobic: One who fears his step-father
9. Volumenometer: Instrument that determines volume of a solid
10. Voicespondence: Correspondence by means of formerly recorded conversations

W

1. Walloonphobia: Fear of Walloons (French-speaking Belgian community)
2. Wawaskeesh: An American elk
3. welterweight: A combat sports weight class division
4. Weatherometer: Instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint
5. Weatherstripping: Material to seal the openings such as doors, trunks, windows to exclude the cold, wind, and rain
6. Weltanschauungen: One’s individual or a group’s outlook towards life
7. Whereinsoever: In whatever matter, respect, place, or action
8. Whippersnappers: People considered insignificant and pretentious
9. Whippoorwill: Night-jar from America
10. Whithersoever: Wherever

X

1. Xanthocyanopsy: Kind of color-blindness in which one can see only blue and yellow colors
2. Xanthomelanous: Pertaining to races with black hair and yellow or olive complexion
3. Xanthophobia: Fearful towards yellow color
4. Xanthospermous: Containing yellow seeds
5. Xenodocheionology: Liking for hotels and inns
6. Xenoglossophobia: Fear of foreign languages
7. Xerophthalmia: Dry eye syndrome
8. Xeroradiography: Kind of X-ray wherein the picture is taken on a paper and not on a film
9. Xiphophyllous: Sword-shaped leaved
10. Xylopyrographist: A poker painter

Y

1. Yachtsmanship: Adeptness in sailing a yacht
2. Yarborough: Hand of cards where no card is above nine
3. Yarnwindle: Tool used for winding the yarn
4. Yellowhammer: A passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae
5. Yellowshanks: American shorebirds of the sandpiper family
6. Yellowthroats: A New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis
7. Yeomanette: Old term for a woman serving in the American naval reserve during World War II
8. Yezdegerdian: Pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, overthrown by the Muslims
9. Yogibogeybox: Things used by a spiritualist
10. Yttriferous: One that contains yttrium

Z

1. Zemmiphobia: Being afraid of the great mole rat
2. Zalambdodont: Having molar teeth with V-shaped ridges
3. Zarathustrianism: Zoroastrianism
4. Zeusophobia: Being scared of divine beings
5. Zigzaggery: Contortion
6. Zoanthodeme: Collective zooids of compound anthozoa
7. Zooarchaeology: Studying the remnants of animals on archaeological sites
8. Zoosporangium: A spore
9. Zeugmatography: A term previously proposed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
10. Zeugobranchiata: A division of marine mollusks with gills on both sides of the body and paired renal organs

Now, here are some other fun words that are bound to wriggle those gray cells optimally. Most of them aren’t a part of any lexicon yet, but that doesn’t make them any less mesmerizing.

Here are the top 5 names of places on the globe with the longest names.

Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­pokai­whenua­kitanatahu (85 letters) – A hill in New Zealand, the name of which stands for: “The summit of the hill, where Tamatea, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, played on his nose flute to his loved one”.

Gorsafawddachaidraigodanheddogleddolonpenrhynareurdraethceredigion (66 letters) – A town in Wales, the name of which means: “The Mawddach station and its dragon teeth at the Northern Penrhyn Road on the golden beach of Cardigan bay”.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 letters) – A northern Welsh town the name of which means: “The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio’s of the red cave”.

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (41 letters) – A lake in Massachusetts.

Nunathloogagamiutbingoi (23 letters) – The name of certain Alaskan dunes.

And here are two mind-boggling scientific terms for your pleasure.

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And now for the monarch of all words – 189,819 characters long!

Chemical Name of Titin

Whew!! Wasn’t that some real heavy stuff! Well that’s it for now. Guess you too are short of breath after reading the long list. Hope you had fun reading them though!