Word: pedantries

Synonyms: pedantries

dogmatism, purism, literalism, formalism, overscrupulousness, scrupulousness, perfectionism, fastidiousness, punctiliousness, meticulousness, captiousness, quibbling, hair-splitting, casuistry, sophistry, nitpicking

Translations: pedantries

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spanish
Translations:
sabihondeces, pedanterías, pedantería
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german
Translations:
pedanterien, Pedanterien, Pedanterie
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french
Translations:
pédanteries, pédantes
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italian
Translations:
pedanterie, saccenteria
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portuguese
Translations:
sabichonices

The meaning and "use of": pedantries

noun
  • excessive concern with minor details and rules. - to object to this is not mere pedantry
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