pedantism
Excessive academic rigidity
Pedantism is excessive concern with minor details or rules, especially in academic or intellectual matters.
The word is a rare variant of pedantry, carrying the same meaning: His pedantism made every meeting unbearable.
Most speakers prefer pedantry.
Excessive focus on trivialities
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
fussiness · finickiness · fastidiousness · perfectionism · scrupulousness · meticulousness · rigor · exactness
Rigidly attached to doctrine
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
obstinate · pontifical · opinionated · authoritarian · orthodox · intolerant · peremptory · didactic
Excessive devotion to literature
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
- scholasticismRigorous dialectical learning method
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
- purismInsistence on correctness
sophistry · casuistry · pedagogue · intellectualism · ivory-tower · theorizing · jargon · nomenclature
nitpicking
Excessive focus on trivialities
- hair-splittingExcessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- exactitudePerfect correctness in detail
punctiliousness · fussiness · finickiness · fastidiousness · perfectionism · scrupulousness · meticulousness · rigor · exactness · particularity
doctrinaire
Rigidly attached to doctrine
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
unyielding · obstinate · pontifical · opinionated · authoritarian · orthodox · intolerant · peremptory · didactic · preachy
bookishness
Excessive devotion to literature
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
- scholasticismRigorous dialectical learning method
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
purism · sophistry · casuistry · pedagogue · intellectualism · ivory-tower · theorizing · jargon · nomenclature · terminology
pedantismpragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
flexibility · open-mindedness · intellectual humility · common sense · practicality
pedantismsimplicity
Lack of complexity
clarity · conciseness · brevity · directness · succinctness
pedantismintellectual humility
Awareness of cognitive fallibility
wisdom · discernment · judiciousness · perspective · generalism