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Gryffindor

/ˈɡɹɪfɪnˌdɔɹ/

Gryffindor noun: a person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.

Noun

Gryffindor (plural Gryffindors)

  1. (attributive, sometimes) A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
    • Barack Obama, on the other hand, is a consummate Gryffindor. He comes across in interviews and speeches as someone who's truly kind and angry about the country's woes, though it's clear he doesn't recklessly allow this anger to cloud his decisions.2011 August 24, Cyrus Duff, “Which House? Harry Potter Helps Sort Presidential Field”, in Hartford Courant
    • I pulled out a Gryffindor key chain I had been saving for just such an emergency, and she cheered up while telling me why she was definitely a Gryffindor and not a Slytherin.2012, Eloisa James, Paris in Love, Random House, published 2013, →ISBN, page 167

Gryffindor meaning in Hindi and Persian

Gryffindor in Hindi

Gryffindor house
गरुड़द्वार garuṛadvār

Gryffindor in Persian

Gryffindor house
گریفیندور gerifindor

Forms of Gryffindor

pluralGryffindors

Origin of Gryffindor

Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, presumably from griffin and a compound of the French d'or.

Words formed from Gryffindor

Phrases with Gryffindor

Questions about Gryffindor

What does Gryffindor mean?
Gryffindor means a person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
What is Gryffindor in Hindi?
Gryffindor in Hindi is गरुड़द्वार (garuṛadvār). See Gryffindor meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gryffindor?
Gryffindor is a noun.
How do you pronounce Gryffindor?
Gryffindor is pronounced /ˈɡɹɪfɪnˌdɔɹ/.
What is the plural of Gryffindor?
The plural of Gryffindor is Gryffindors.

Words near Gryffindor in the dictionary

  1. gryded
  2. Gryder
  3. Gryders
  4. grydes
  5. gryding
  6. Gryffindor
  7. Gryffindorish
  8. Gryffindors
  9. Gryfice
  10. Gryfino
  11. gryfon

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