English Explanatory Dictionary

pedantry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An excessive attention to detail or rules.
  2. An instance of such behaviour.
  3. An overly ambitious display of learning.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/ en-sa-pedantry.ogg

Word forms

pedantry pedantries pædantry

Etymology

From Italian pedanteria, equivalent to pedant + -ry. Compare also French pédanterie.

Synonyms

pedanticalness pedanticness

Related words

pedant pedantic pedantocracy

Translations

Bulgarian: педантизъм Catalan: pedanteria Danish: pedanteri Dutch: betweterigheid Dutch: frikkerigheid Finnish: pikkutarkkuus Finnish: pedanttisuus Finnish: saivartelu French: pédantisme German: Pedanterie Greek: σχολαστικότητα Hungarian: pedantéria Icelandic: smámunasemi Icelandic: smásmygli Italian: pedantismo Polish: pedanteria Portuguese: pedantismo Russian: педанти́чность Russian: педанти́зм Swedish: pedanteri
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