How do you pronounce pedant?

pedant is pronounced as /ˈpɛdənt/.

👨‍🏫pedant

noun

/ˈpɛdənt/

A person who is excessively concerned with minor details or rules, often in a showy way.

The professor was criticized as a pedant who focused too much on trivial details.

scholar, bookworm, nitpicker, purist, doctrinaire

layman, ignoramus, amateur

grammar pedant, academic pedant, pedant style, pedant attitude

The action of making use of and benefiting from resources.

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

a person's characteristic mood, disposition, or nature.

The protection, preservation, and careful management of natural resources and the environment.

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

a performance or interpretation of a piece of art, music, or text