Gryffindor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹɪfɪnˌdɔɹ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, presumably from griffin and a compound of the French d'or.
Meanings
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(attributive, sometimes) A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
I pulled out a Gryffindor key chain I had been saving for just such an emergency, and she cheered up while telling me why she was definitely a Gryffindor and not a Slytherin.
2012, Eloisa James, Paris in Love, Random House, published 2013, →ISBN, page 167:Barack Obama, on the other hand, is a consummate Gryffindor. He comes across in interviews and speeches as someone who's truly kind and angry about the country's woes, though it's clear he doesn't recklessly allow this anger to cloud his decisions.
2011 August 24, Cyrus Duff, “Which House? Harry Potter Helps Sort Presidential Field”, in Hartford Courant:I had just freed a man wearing a dark blue suit and a Gryffindor tie when Asil's shout made me turn to see Frost right on top of me.
2013, Patricia Briggs, Frost Burned, Berkley, published 2013, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gryffindors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Hufflepuff · Slytherin · Ravenclaw
Deriveds
ten points to Gryffindor · Gryffindorish · ten points from Gryffindor
Translations (20)
pl Gryfon (a person having traits associated with Gryffindor house) · fa گریفیندور (Gryffindor house) · no Griffing (Gryffindor house) · nl griffioendeur (Gryffindor house) · ru Гри́ффиндор (Gryffindor house) · de Greiftür (Gryffindor house) · cmn 格蘭芬多 /格兰芬多 (Gryffindor house) · sk Chrabromil (Gryffindor house) · pl Gryffindor (Gryffindor house) · fr Gryffondor (Gryffindor house) · hi गरुड़द्वार (Gryffindor house) · cs Nebelvír (Gryffindor house) · it Grifondoro (Gryffindor house) · fi Rohkelikko (Gryffindor house) · he גריפינדור (Gryffindor house) · pt Grifinória (Gryffindor house) · ja グリフィンドール (Gryffindor house) · ru гриффиндорец (a person having traits associated with Gryffindor house) · cmn 葛來分多 /葛来分多 (Gryffindor house) · hu Griffendél (Gryffindor house)