pedantism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English pedant Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pedantism From pedant + -ism.
Meanings
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Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant; pedantry.
In this queer pedantism of a man who had read, thought, lived, pen in hand, there is the sincerity of the attempt to grapple by the same means with another profounder knowledge.
1911, Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes, Penguin Classics, published 2007, page 294:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pedantisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |