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gradgrind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
grad-grind
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who relies solely on scientific measurements and observable facts without taking human nature into consideration.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Thomas Gradgrind, a pedantic teacher in Charles Dickens' Hard Times (1854).

Inflected Forms

Gradgrinds (plural)

Derived Forms

Gradgrindery Gradgrindian Gradgrindish Gradgrindism

Questions

What does gradgrind mean?
One who relies solely on scientific measurements and observable facts without taking human nature into consideration.
Where does gradgrind come from?
From Thomas Gradgrind, a pedantic teacher in Charles Dickens' Hard Times (1854).

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