gandhi
/ˈɡɑndi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
Indian usage; Countable
name
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
any major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolence
noun
someone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi.
Example Sentences
- "No young Koreans in Jilin accepted Gandhi’s theory. No one was foolish enough to imagine that the outrageous and rapacious Japanese imperialists would hand independence to people on a silver plate, to those who advocated nonviolent disobedience."
- "Sulak is eminently qualified to be a Gandhi in terms of his ideas, but not his lifestyle."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: गन्ध
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑndi/
- British English: /ˈɡɑːndi/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
Inflected Forms
Gandhis (plural)
Gandhy (alternative, misspelling)
Ghandi (alternative, misspelling)
Ghandy (alternative, misspelling)