Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pronunciation: /nuːməˌnoʊˌʌltrəˌmaɪkroʊˌskɑpɪkˌsɪlɪkoʊˌvɑlkeɪnoʊkoʊˌniˈoʊsɪs/

Definitions of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

noun a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust

Example Sentences

A1 I have never heard of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis before.

A2 Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a very long word that describes a lung disease.

B1 The doctors diagnosed him with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis after conducting several tests.

B2 Research has shown a link between pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and exposure to certain types of dust.

C1 The medical community is continuously researching new treatments for pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

C2 The prevalence of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in industrial workers is a cause for concern.

Examples of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in a Sentence

formal Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silicate or quartz dust.

informal I heard that pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English dictionary.

slang I can't even pronounce pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, let alone spell it!

figurative Dealing with this project feels like having a case of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - overwhelming and suffocating.

Grammatical Forms of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

• past tense: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-ed
• plural: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses
• comparative: more pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• superlative: most pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• present tense: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• future tense: will pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• perfect tense: have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• continuous tense: is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-ing
• singular: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• positive degree: very pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• infinitive: to pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
• gerund: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-ing
• participle: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-ed

Origin and Evolution of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

First Known Use: 1935 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' was coined as a humorous term by Everett Smith, the president of the National Puzzlers' League, in an article published in the New York Herald Tribune in 1935.

Evolution of the word: Originally created as a joke to be one of the longest words in the English language, 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis' has since become a well-known example of a long word and is often used to refer to a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust particles.