Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sesquipedalian

1 sense of sesquipedalian

Sense 1
sesquipedalian, sesquipedalia -- (a very long word (a foot and a half long))
       => polysyllable, polysyllabic word -- (a word of more than three syllables)

Antonyms of adj sesquipedalian

2 senses of sesquipedalian

Sense 1
sesquipedalian -- (given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money")

INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious -- (lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor")

Sense 2
polysyllabic, sesquipedalian -- ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms")

INDIRECT (VIA long) -> short -- ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss")

Similarity of adj sesquipedalian

2 senses of sesquipedalian

Sense 1
sesquipedalian -- (given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money")
       => pretentious (vs. unpretentious) -- (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition")

Sense 2
polysyllabic, sesquipedalian -- ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms")
       => long (vs. short) -- (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long")