pith

Meaning of pith

noun
  1. the spongy white tissue lining the rind of oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.
  2. the essence of something.
    a book that he believed contained the pith of all his work
  3. vigour and conciseness of expression.
    he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude
verb
  1. remove the pith from.
    peel and pith the oranges
  2. 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:

quintessence

Meaning an argument or idea:

point

Meaning the decisive or most important point at issue:

crux

Meaning the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth:

nucleus

Meaning a load, typically a heavy one:

burden

Meaning concise and exact use of words in writing or speech:

brevity

Meaning the quality of being clear, logical, and convincing; lucidity:

cogency

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:

weight

Meaning the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something:

depth

Meaning strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement:

force

Meaning the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way:

power

Meaning the quality or state of being physically strong:

strength

Anagrams of pith

hipt, iPTH, phit

Words that rhyme with pith

Lapith

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