Thursday Thirteen #31

 

Thirteen Word Facts

The English language is complex, often confusing, and can be fun. Here are thirteen facts you may not know about English words.

The word “verb” is a noun

The only 15 letter words that can be spelled without repeating a letter are “dermatoglyphics”, “misconjugatedly” and “uncopyrightable”

No words in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple

The word “gullible” is not in the dictionary

“Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand

The longest one-syllable words in the English language are “scraunched” and “strengthed”

“Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”

“Typewriter” is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard

There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous” — tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

The word “time” is the most common noun in the English language

The longest non-medical word in the English language is “Floccinaucinihilipilification,” which is the act of estimating as worthless

The word “monosyllable” actually has five syllables in it

There is no other words with the same meaning as “synonym”

The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed

“Rhythm” is the longest English word containing no vowels

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