- pedant ped·ant n
- ['pɛdənt]
pedante m/f
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pedant ped·ant n
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ped|ant — «PEHD uhnt», noun. 1. a person who displays his knowledge in an unnecessary or tiresome way or who puts great stress on minor points of learning. A pedant may make a show of knowledge without knowing how to use it well. »A man who has been… … Useful english dictionary
ped|ant|ize — «PEHD uhn tyz», intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to play the pedant, display pedantry: »To vegetate and pedantize on the classics... (Saturday Review) … Useful english dictionary
Pedant — Ped ant, n. [F. p[ e]dant, It. pedante, fr. Gr. ? to instruct, from pai^s boy. See {Pedagogue}.] 1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] A pedant that keeps a school i th church. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who puts on an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedant — ped|ant [ˈpednt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pédant, from Italian pedante, perhaps from Latin paedagogus; PEDAGOGY] someone who pays too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details, especially someone who criticizes other… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pedant — ped•ant [[t]ˈpɛd nt[/t]] n. 1) a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning 2) a person who overemphasizes rules or details, esp. in teaching 3) a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense … From formal English to slang
pedant — ped|ant [ pednt ] noun count someone who gives too much importance to details and formal rules, especially of grammar. This word shows that you dislike people like this … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pedant — ped·ant … English syllables
pedant — pedantesque, adj. pedanthood, n. /ped nt/, n. 1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. 2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to… … Universalium
pedantry — ped•ant•ry [[t]ˈpɛd n tri[/t]] n. pl. ped•ant•ries 1) the character, qualities, or practices of a pedant, esp. undue display of learning 2) slavish attention to formal rules or minute details 3) an instance of being pedantic • Etymology: 1575–85; … From formal English to slang
Pedantism — Ped ant*ism, n. The office, disposition, or act of a pedant; pedantry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pedantize — Ped ant*ize, v. i. [Cf. F. p[ e]dantiser.] To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
