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- Dictionarydint/dɪnt/
noun
- 1. a dent or hollow in a surface: "the soft dints at the top of a coconut"
- 2. a blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting. archaic
verb
- 1. mark (a surface) with dents or hollows: "the metal was dull and dinted"
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1. : to make a dent in. 2. : to impress or drive in with force. Phrases. by dint of. : by force of : because of. succeeded by dint of hard work. Synonyms.
DINT definition: 1. as a result of something: 2. a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by…. Learn more.
The word dint is used to indicate that something came about through a particular force or means. So if you make a lot of money, that’s probably by dint of hard work. Dint and dent sound an awful lot alike. The good news is that they are actually related.
noun. force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company. Synonyms: struggle, exertion, strain, effort. a dent. Archaic. a blow; stroke. verb (used with object) to make a dent or dents in. to impress or drive in with force. dint. / dɪnt / noun. by dint of. by means or use of. by dint of hard work. archaic.
Noun. 1. dint - interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'. means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success".
DINT meaning: 1. as a result of something: 2. a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by…. Learn more.
4 meanings: 1. → See by dint of 2. archaic a blow or a mark made by a blow 3. to mark with dints 4. → a variant of dent1.... Click for more definitions.
From Middle English dint, dent, dünt, from Old English dynt (“dint, blow, strike, stroke, bruise, stripe; the mark left by a blow; the sound or noise made by a blow, thud”), from Proto-Germanic *duntiz (“a blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰen-(“to strike, hit”).
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use dint in a sentence Both state and federal rulings have imposed additional punishments on women by dint of the fact they were pregnant.
Definition of dint noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
