ALL meanings of pedantry
ped·ant·ry
P p - noun pedantry excessive concern with details 1
- noun plural pedantry the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning. 1
- noun plural pedantry slavish attention to rules, details, etc. 1
- noun plural pedantry an instance of being pedantic: the pedantries of modern criticism. 1
- uncountable noun pedantry If you accuse someone of pedantry, you mean that you disapprove of them because they pay excessive attention to unimportant details or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects. 0
- noun pedantry the habit or an instance of being a pedant, esp in the display of useless knowledge or minute observance of petty rules or details 0
- noun pedantry the qualities, practices, etc. of a pedant; ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this 0
- noun pedantry an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms 0