Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punditry

/ˈpʌn.dɪ.tɹɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: pun-dit-ry
IPA: /ˈpʌn.dɪ.tɹɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a pundit.

Uncountable

noun

The opinion or advice of a pundit.

Countable

noun

The behaviour of a pundit.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Serious times demand honesty and self-awareness from people in positions of authority and, at the end of the day, political parties giving succour to fringe views about life-and-death matters is a Faustian pact. This isn’t speculation, or a serve of two-bit punditry to fuel the opinion cycle. This is the lesson of Donald Trump."

Etymology

Etymology tree Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)bor. Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit)bor. Urdu پَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ)bor. English pundit English -ry English punditry From pundit + -ry.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpʌn.dɪ.tɹɪ/
British English: /ˈpʌn.dɪ.tɹɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

punditries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce punditry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌn.dɪ.tɹɪ/.
What does punditry mean?: The state of being a pundit.
Where does punditry come from?: Etymology tree Sanskrit पण्डा (paṇḍā) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -इत (-ita) Sanskrit पण्डित (paṇḍita)bor. Hindi पंडित (paṇḍit)bor. Urdu پَنْڈِٹ (panḍiṭ)bor. English pundit English -ry English punditry From pundit + -ry.

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