Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
(of long words): polysyllabic (given to the use of long words): For semantic relationships of this sense, see verbose in the Thesaurus. Antonyms (of long words): monosyllabic, brachysyllabic (given to the use of long words): For semantic relationships of this sense, see concise in the Thesaurus. Derived terms . sesquipedalianism â literary style characterised by the use of long words. sesquipedalianist â a writer using sesquipedalianism. sesquipedalophobia â fear of long words.