Associations to the word «Pedant»
Noun
- Breeding
- Conceit
- Satire
- Schoolboy
- Tyrant
- Wit
- Socrates
- Jest
- Intimacy
- Philosopher
- Humour
- Contempt
- Fool
- Mankind
- Tutor
- Learning
- Scholar
- Latin
- Till
- Ass
- Genius
- Poet
- Ignorance
- Profession
- Gentleman
- Manner
- Plague
- Nor
- Verse
- Praise
- Knowledge
- Tongue
- Merit
- Pride
- Ill
- Comedy
- Wisdom
- Attitude
- Passion
- Truth
- Literature
- Conversation
- Virtue
- Sense
- Lawyer
- Necessity
- Character
- Lover
- Fault
- Read
- Sort
- Fellow
- Self
- Companion
- Word
- Professor
- Writer
- Taste
- Philosophy
Adjective
Wiktionary
PEDANT, noun. (archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.
PEDANT, noun. A person who emphasizes his/her knowledge through the use of vocabulary.
PEDANT, noun. (slang) A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
Dictionary definition
PEDANT, noun. A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.