What is the meaning of word floccipausinihilipilification?

The word "floccinaucinihilipilification" is a nonce word. It is a made-up word that was invented by the British author in his 1851 novel "The Ingoldsby Legends."**

It doesn't have a real definition, but it's meant to sound like a long and complicated word that refers to the act of estimating something as worthless.

Here's a breakdown:

* "Flocci" is Latin for "wool" or "wool fiber."

* "Pauci" is Latin for "few."

* "Nihil" is Latin for "nothing."

* "Pili" is Latin for "hair" or "down."

So, literally, "floccinaucinihilipilification" would be something like "the act of considering something as worthless as a few strands of wool or hair."

It's often used humorously to express the act of dismissing something as trivial or unimportant.