pith
Meaning of pith
noun
- the spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.
- the essence of something.
a book that he believed contained the pith of all his work
- vigour and conciseness of expression.
he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude
- remove the pith from.
peel and pith the oranges
- pierce or sever the spinal cord of (an animal) so as to kill or immobilize it.
Old English pitha, of West Germanic origin.
Information about pith
- The plural form of pith is: piths.
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Hyphenation of pith
pith
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- pith is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
pith synonyms
Meaning kernel:
kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, sum
Meaning the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character:
Meaning an argument or idea:
Meaning the decisive or most important point at issue:
Meaning the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth:
Meaning a load, typically a heavy one:
Meaning concise and exact use of words in writing or speech:
Meaning the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing; lucidity:
Meaning a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing:
Meaning the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something:
Meaning strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement:
Meaning the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way:
Meaning the quality or state of being physically strong:
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