pedant

[ ped-nt ]

/ ˈpɛd nt /

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noun

a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.

a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.

a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.

Obsolete. a schoolmaster.

Origin of pedant

1580–90; <Italian pedante teacher, pedant; apparently akin to pedagogue; see -ant

SYNONYMS FOR pedant

2 hairsplitter.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pedant

ped·ant·esque, adjectiveped·ant·hood, noun

Words nearby pedant

pedalo, pedal piano, pedal point, pedal pushers, pedal steel guitar, pedant, pedantic, pedanticism, pedantry, pedate, pedatifid

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Example sentences from the Web for pedant

Call me a Limbaugh pedant, but Rush is on in the afternoon; has been for 22 years.
Rush Limbaugh! The Musical|Rick Perlstein|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Only the pedant would disown so desirable a tenant for the poor reason that the house has been rebuilt since his day.
Our House|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
This would have satisfied the people, who were only anxious to score off the troublesome philosopher and pedant.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace
Pedant′ic, -al, displaying knowledge for the sake of showing.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

And such is the advantage of a classical education, that he mumbled a line from a Greek pedant, another from a Roman bore.
A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus
He is a pedant in show, though his title be tutor, and his pupils in a broader phrase are schoolboys.
Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pedant

pedant

/ (ˈpɛdənt) /

noun

a person who relies too much on academic learning or who is concerned chiefly with insignificant detail

archaic a schoolmaster or teacher

Word Origin for pedant

C16: via Old French from Italian pedante teacher; perhaps related to Latin paedagōgus pedagogue

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单词	pedant
释义	pedant [ ped-nt ] / ˈpɛd nt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pedant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. Obsolete. a schoolmaster. Origin of pedant 1580–90; <Italian pedante teacher, pedant; apparently akin to pedagogue; see -ant SYNONYMS FOR pedant 2 hairsplitter. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pedant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pedant ped·ant·esque, adjectiveped·ant·hood, noun Words nearby pedant pedalo, pedal piano, pedal point, pedal pushers, pedal steel guitar, pedant, pedantic, pedanticism, pedantry, pedate, pedatifid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pedant Call me a Limbaugh pedant, but Rush is on in the afternoon; has been for 22 years. Rush Limbaugh! The Musical\|Rick Perlstein\|February 3, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Only the pedant would disown so desirable a tenant for the poor reason that the house has been rebuilt since his day. Our House\|Elizabeth Robins Pennell This would have satisfied the people, who were only anxious to score off the troublesome philosopher and pedant. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy\|W. T. Stace Pedant′ic, -al, displaying knowledge for the sake of showing. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various And such is the advantage of a classical education, that he mumbled a line from a Greek pedant, another from a Roman bore. A Transient Guest\|Edgar Saltus He is a pedant in show, though his title be tutor, and his pupils in a broader phrase are schoolboys. Character Writings of the 17th Century\|Various British Dictionary definitions for pedant pedant / (ˈpɛdənt) / noun a person who relies too much on academic learning or who is concerned chiefly with insignificant detail archaic a schoolmaster or teacher Word Origin for pedant C16: via Old French from Italian pedante teacher; perhaps related to Latin paedagōgus pedagogue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to pedant 8 TV Moments For Grammar NerdsThese 8 moments in television are sure to make you laugh ... and teach you a grammar lesson or two. READ MORE Words related to pedant egghead, bookworm, pedagogue, doctrinaire, bluestocking, dogmatist, methodologist
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pedant

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