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Slytherin

/ˈslɪðəɹɪn/

Slytherin noun: a person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.

Noun

Slytherin (plural Slytherins)

  1. A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.
    • “You know, there are colors beyond black and green. You're not a Slytherin.”2012, Molly Harper, My Bluegrass Baby, Pocket Star Books, published 2012, →ISBN, page 57
    • I'll admit, this place creeps me out, but Slytherins out there will enjoy viewing (and holding) over 50 types of snakes and reptiles, including bearded dragons, horned frogs, and tarantulas.2013, Michele Bigley, Explorer's Guide Northern California, The Countryman Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 409

Slytherin meaning in Hindi

Slytherin in Hindi

Harry Potter house
नागशक्ति nāgśakti

Forms of Slytherin

pluralSlytherins

Origin of Slytherin

Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, presumably from slither (verb) + -in (variant of -en (“pertaining to”)) or -ing (“belonging to; of the kind of”).

Words formed from Slytherin

Questions about Slytherin

What does Slytherin mean?
Slytherin means a person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.
What is Slytherin in Hindi?
Slytherin in Hindi is नागशक्ति (nāgśakti). See Slytherin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Slytherin?
Slytherin is a noun.
How do you pronounce Slytherin?
Slytherin is pronounced /ˈslɪðəɹɪn/.
What is the plural of Slytherin?
The plural of Slytherin is Slytherins.

Words near Slytherin in the dictionary

  1. Slyne-with-Hest
  2. slyness
  3. slynesses
  4. slype
  5. slypes
  6. Slytherin
  7. Slytherinish
  8. Slytherins
  9. Slyudyanka
  10. slått
  11. slåtts

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