pedante — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bookish adj Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
- finicky adj Overly fussy or hard to please, especially about small details.
- opinionated adjective Holding and expressing strong personal views, often stubbornly.
- pedant noun A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
- pedantic adj Overly focused on formal rules, minor details, or technical correctness, often to an annoying degree.
- pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.
Senses
pedante is used for these senses in English:
- bookish Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.
- finicky (informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- inkhorn (used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
- opinionated (of a person) Holding to one's own opinion obstinately and unreasonably.
- pedant A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
- pedantic Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- pedantic Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner.
- pretentious Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
bookish — full definition
- adj Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result.
- adj Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.