Definition of pedantry in English:

pedantry

noun ˈpɛd(ə)ntriˈpɛd(ə)ntri

mass noun

Excessive concern with minor details and rules.
to object to this is not mere pedantry
Example sentencesExamples
- Sometimes the corrections are amusing exercises in pedantry.
- As a director, his perfectionism / pedantry would have tested the patience of any producer.
- There is much pedantry, but every so often there is stark beauty.
- To criticise animation for being too perfect may seem like pedantry and it's clear that a lot of work went into the film.
- So scrupulous, and so close to perfect: that's the impression the reader is intended to glean from such exercises in pedantry.
Synonyms
dogmatism, purism, literalism, formalism
overscrupulousness, scrupulousness, precision, exactness, perfectionism, fastidiousness, punctiliousness, meticulousness, finickiness, finicality
captiousness, quibbling, hair-splitting, fault-finding, cavilling, carping, casuistry, sophistry
informal nitpicking
archaic pettifogging, pettifoggery
pretentiousness, pomposity, pompousness, dullness, tedium
intellectualism, academicism, scholasticism, scholarliness, erudition, studiousness, didacticism, bookishness, pedagogism, donnishness

Definition of pedantry in US English:

pedantry

nounˈped(ə)ntrēˈpɛd(ə)ntri

Excessive concern with minor details and rules.
to object to this is not mere pedantry
Example sentencesExamples
- So scrupulous, and so close to perfect: that's the impression the reader is intended to glean from such exercises in pedantry.
- As a director, his perfectionism / pedantry would have tested the patience of any producer.
- There is much pedantry, but every so often there is stark beauty.
- Sometimes the corrections are amusing exercises in pedantry.
- To criticise animation for being too perfect may seem like pedantry and it's clear that a lot of work went into the film.
Synonyms
dogmatism, purism, literalism, formalism
pretentiousness, pomposity, pompousness, dullness, tedium

单词	pedantry
释义	Definition of pedantry in English: pedantry noun ˈpɛd(ə)ntriˈpɛd(ə)ntri mass noun Excessive concern with minor details and rules. to object to this is not mere pedantry Example sentencesExamples Sometimes the corrections are amusing exercises in pedantry. As a director, his perfectionism / pedantry would have tested the patience of any producer. There is much pedantry, but every so often there is stark beauty. To criticise animation for being too perfect may seem like pedantry and it's clear that a lot of work went into the film. So scrupulous, and so close to perfect: that's the impression the reader is intended to glean from such exercises in pedantry. Synonyms dogmatism, purism, literalism, formalism overscrupulousness, scrupulousness, precision, exactness, perfectionism, fastidiousness, punctiliousness, meticulousness, finickiness, finicality captiousness, quibbling, hair-splitting, fault-finding, cavilling, carping, casuistry, sophistry informal nitpicking archaic pettifogging, pettifoggery pretentiousness, pomposity, pompousness, dullness, tedium intellectualism, academicism, scholasticism, scholarliness, erudition, studiousness, didacticism, bookishness, pedagogism, donnishness Definition of pedantry in US English: pedantry nounˈped(ə)ntrēˈpɛd(ə)ntri Excessive concern with minor details and rules. to object to this is not mere pedantry Example sentencesExamples So scrupulous, and so close to perfect: that's the impression the reader is intended to glean from such exercises in pedantry. As a director, his perfectionism / pedantry would have tested the patience of any producer. There is much pedantry, but every so often there is stark beauty. Sometimes the corrections are amusing exercises in pedantry. To criticise animation for being too perfect may seem like pedantry and it's clear that a lot of work went into the film. Synonyms dogmatism, purism, literalism, formalism pretentiousness, pomposity, pompousness, dullness, tedium
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