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pedantism

pedantism noun: behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant; pedantry.

Noun

pedantism (plural pedantisms)

  1. Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant; pedantry.
    • In this queer pedantism of a man who had read, thought, lived, pen in hand, there is the sincerity of the attempt to grapple by the same means with another profounder knowledge.1911, Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes, Penguin Classics, published 2007, page 294

Synonyms of pedantism

Forms of pedantism

pluralpedantisms

Origin of pedantism

From pedant + -ism.

Questions about pedantism

What does pedantism mean?
Pedantism means behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant; pedantry.
What part of speech is pedantism?
Pedantism is a noun.
What is the plural of pedantism?
The plural of pedantism is pedantisms.

Words near pedantism in the dictionary

  1. pedanting
  2. pedantise
  3. pedantised
  4. pedantises
  5. pedantising
  6. pedantism
  7. pedantisms
  8. pedantize
  9. pedantized
  10. pedantizes
  11. pedantizing

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