Desideratum - something needed or wantedĢ8. Cwtch - from the Welsh word for “hiding place” the longest word in English to be entirely composed of consonantsĢ4. Circumlocution -the act of using too many wordsĢ1. C allipygian - having large, round, succulent buttocksġ5. Bellwether - the first sheep in a flock, wearing a bell around its neckġ4. Behoove - something that is a personal dutyġ3. Auspicious - signaling a positive futureġ2. Assiduous - painstaking taking great care through hard workġ1. Anagnorisis - the moment in a story when the main character realizes something that leads to a resolutionġ0. Anachronistic - a story that didn’t actually happenĥ. Abstentious - self-restraining also the longest word in the English language to use all five vowels in order onceĢ. With that said, below is a list of some of the biggest words in the English language, which you can choose to ignore, or insert into your writing and vocabulary.ġ. Still, it’s kind of fun to learn that a big juicy ass can be described as “callipygian” and if you’re horny as hell but don’t want anyone to know, just say you’re feeling “concupiscent.” “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter – it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
“Don’t use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do.” Mark Twain has a couple good quotes about why writers should be economical and precise:
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