different between minutiae vs pedantic

English

Alternative forms

• minutiæ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??n(j)u??(?)?i?/, /ma??n(j)u??(?)?a?/, /m??n(j)u??(?)?i?/, /m??n(j)u??(?)?a?/, /m??nju??ie?/

Noun

minutiae

1. plural of minutia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mi?nu?.ti.ae?/, [m??nu?t?iäe?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi?nu.t?si.e/, [mi?nu?t??s?i?]

Noun

min?tiae

1. nominative plural of min?tia
2. genitive singular of min?tia
3. dative singular of min?tia
4. vocative plural of min?tia

English

Alternative forms

• pedantick (obsolete)

Etymology

From pedant +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pa-d?n't?k, IPA^(key): /p??dæn.t?k/
• Rhymes: -ænt?k

Adjective

pedantic (comparative more pedantic, superlative most pedantic)

1. Like a pedant, overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
2. Being showy of one’s knowledge, often in a boring manner.
3. Being finicky or fastidious, especially with language.

Synonyms

• (like a pedant): (informal, derogatory) anal-retentive, fussy, nit-picky
• (showy of one's knowledge): (sometimes applicable) nit-picky, ostentatious, pedagogical, pretentious
• (finicky with language): fussy, nit-picky, inkhorn
• See also Thesaurus:fastidious

Related terms

• pedant
• pedantry

Translations

Further reading

• pedantic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pedantic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• depactin, pentacid, pentadic