pédant meaning in English

pedantic▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: pɪ.ˈdæn.tɪk] [US: pə.ˈdæn.tɪk]

pedantic▼◼◼◼(being showy of one's knowledge)
adjective
[UK: pɪ.ˈdæn.tɪk] [US: pə.ˈdæn.tɪk]

bookish▼◼◻◻(characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʊkɪʃ] [US: ˈbʊkɪʃ]

sententious [sententiouser, sententiousest]▼(tending to use aphorisms or maxims)
adjective
[UK: sen.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: sen.ˈten.ʃəs]

pedant [pedants]▼◼◼◻(person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
noun
[UK: ˈpednt] [US: ˈpednt]He is what is called a pedant. = Il est ce qu'on appelle un pédant.

pedant [pedants]▼◼◼◻(person who emphasizes their knowledge through strict adherence to rules of vocabulary and grammar)
noun
[UK: ˈpednt] [US: ˈpednt]He is what is called a pedant. = Il est ce qu'on appelle un pédant.

pedant [pedants]▼◼◼◼(person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning)
noun
[UK: ˈpednt] [US: ˈpednt]

pedant [pedants]▼◼◼◼(person who emphasizes their knowledge through strict adherence to rules of vocabulary and grammar)
noun
[UK: ˈpednt] [US: ˈpednt]

pedantry▼◼◼◼(overly ambitious display of learning)
noun
[UK: ˈpedn.tri] [US: ˈpe.dən.tri]

nitpicking [nitpickings]▼(any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors)
noun
[UK: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ] [US: ˈnɪt.ˌpɪkɪŋ]

pedantry▼◼◼◼(excessive attention to detail or rules)
noun
[UK: ˈpedn.tri] [US: ˈpe.dən.tri]