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Pedant word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "pedant" word

[noun] a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
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\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. A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church. --Shak. 2. One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge. --Addison. A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he. --Goldsmith.

Synonyms for pedant

bookworm, scholastic

See also: intellect | intellectual | purist |

Related terms: anal character, Babbitt, bluestocking, bourgeois, burgher, compulsive character, conformer, conformist, conventionalist, euphuist, fine writer, formalist, Gongorist, Marinist, methodologist, Middle American, middle-class type, model child, organization man, parrot, perfectionist, Philistine, phrasemaker, phraseman, phrasemonger, plastic person, precieuse, precieux, precisian, precisianist, precisionist, purist, rhetorician, sheep, square, teenybopper, trimmer, wordspinner, yes-man

The fun area, different aproach to word »pedant«

Let's analyse "pedant" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TNADEP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: .--. . -.. .- -. -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: pedant: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: pedant: 7 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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