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honorificabilitudinitatibus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.ɪˌt(j)uː.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/
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  • General-American: /ˌɑn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.əˌt(j)u.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being able to achieve honours; honourableness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, obsolete, rare, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: honorificabilitudinity

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used as a person's title or the name of a thing meaning "honourable one", or simply as a very long word to indicate prolixity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, obsolete, rare, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus, the ablative and dative plural of honōrificābilitūdinitās (“the state of being able to achieve honours”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мога да получа почести (moga da poluča počesti) — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • Dutch: eerbewijsontvankelijkheid — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • French: honorificabilitudinitatibe — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • Hebrew: כביד (kabíd) — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • Polish: szanowny — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • Russian: состояние быть способным принять почесть (sostojanije bytʹ sposobnym prinjatʹ počestʹ) — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • Russian: способность принять почести (sposobnostʹ prinjatʹ počesti) — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
  • Swahili: heshimiwa — state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness