Meaning of polysyllabicism | Babel Free

Definitions

The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson.”

“If polysyllabicism is considered more 'scientific,' should we not seize the opportunity to call the study of micro-organisms 'mico-organicology'?”

“Vocabulary is the meat, blood and bones of language.”

CEFR level