pedant
nounHow many syllables in pedant?
There are 2 syllables in the word pedant.How to pronounce pedant:
Definition of pedant:
- pedant (noun):
- noun. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.
- one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
- a person who is concerned chiefly with insignificant detail or who relies too much on academic learning
Synonyms for pedant:
academe
academic
academician
bookman
bookworm
casuist
critic
doctrinaire
dogmatist
educationist
educator
hairsplitter
instructor
literalist
nit-picker
pedagog
pedagogue
perfectionist
pettifogger
precisian
purist
quibbler
scholar
scholarly person
scholastic
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Antonyms for pedant:
dilettante
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