punditry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpʌn.dɪ.tɹɪ/ (Canada, UK, US)
- /ˈpan.dɪ.tɹɪ/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)bor. Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit)bor. Urdu پَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ)bor. English pundit English -ry English punditry From pundit + -ry.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state of being a pundit.
- (countable) The opinion or advice of a pundit.
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(uncountable) The behaviour of a pundit.
Serious times demand honesty and self-awareness from people in positions of authority and, at the end of the day, political parties giving succour to fringe views about life-and-death matters is a Faustian pact. This isn’t speculation, or a serve of two-bit punditry to fuel the opinion cycle. This is the lesson of Donald Trump.
2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, “Scott Morrison must heed the lesson of Donald Trump and slap down Craig Kelly”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punditries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
pl uczoność (the state of being a pundit) · tr bilginlik (the state of being a pundit) · cs učenost (the state of being a pundit)