honorificabilitudinity

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitās.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒnɒˌɹɪfɪkəˌbɪlɪtjuːˈdɪnɪtɪ/, /ˌɒnəˌɹɪfɪkəˌbɪlɪtjuːˈdɪnɪtɪ/[1][2]
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  • Hyphenation: hon‧or‧if‧ic‧a‧bil‧i‧tu‧din‧i‧ty

Noun

honorificabilitudinity (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, rare) The quality of being honourable; honourableness.
    Synonym: (chiefly humorous, obsolete, rare) honorificabilitudinitatibus

References
  1. The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003
  2. “honorificabilitudinity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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