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Definition: Nitty-gritty |
Nitty-grittyNoun1. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Nitty-grittySynonyms: center (n), core (n), essence (n), gist (n), heart (n), heart and soul (n), inwardness (n), kernel (n), marrow (n), meat (n), nub (n), pith (n), substance (n), sum (n). (additional references) |
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Theater & Movies | |
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| "Nitty-gritty" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nitty-gritty" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "nitty-gritty"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Spanish | realidad básica, meollo (crux, guts, kernel, marrow), aspectos esenciales. (various references) | |
Swedish | praktiska detaljer. (various references) | |
Thai | รายละเอีย"สำคัญ. (various references) | |
Turkish | işin zor tarafı (nigger in the woodpile), işin gerçek yüzü, asıl mesele (substance). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | основні дані у справі. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Nitty-gritty" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: nitty-gritties. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-i-n-r-t-t-t-t-y-y" | |
-4 letters: trinity. | |
-5 letters: gittin, gritty, tiring, trying, tyring. | |
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