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" Any skills that I have, I couldn't really make money with them. I would like to think that maybe I would be doing something in psychology or something of that nature because I love that vein of medicine - the getting down and getting nitty-gritty."
Ian Harding

Meaning of "nitty-gritty" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NITTY-GRITTY

Perhaps rhyming compound formed from grit.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF NITTY-GRITTY

ˈnɪtɪˈɡrɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NITTY-GRITTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nitty-Gritty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NITTY-GRITTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nitty-gritty

Nitty-gritty, Nitty Gritty, etc. may refer to: ▪ Nitty Gritty, Jamaican reggae singer ▪ Nitty Gritty, a 1963 song recorded by Shirley Ellis ▪ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country music band...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NITTY-GRITTY

authority · celebrity · charity · clarity · entirety · familiarity · gritty · integrity · majority · maturity · minority · popularity · pretty · priority · prosperity · purity · rarity · security · solidarity · sorority

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NITTY-GRITTY

nitrophilous · nitrosamine · nitrosation · nitroso · nitrosyl · nitrotoluene · nitrous · nitrous acid · nitrous bacteria · nitrous oxide · nitroxyl · nitry · nitryl · nittier · nittiest · nitty · nitwit · nitwitted · nitwittedness · nitwittery

WORDS THAT END LIKE NITTY-GRITTY

ambitty · bitty · chitty · ditty · itty-bitty · kitty · Mitty · nitty · shitty · slitty · the nitty-gritty · titty · tough titty · unwitty · Walter Mitty · witty

Synonyms and antonyms of nitty-gritty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NITTY-GRITTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nitty-gritty» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «nitty-gritty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NITTY-GRITTY

Find out the translation of nitty-gritty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of nitty-gritty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nitty-gritty» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

基本事实
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

meollo de la cuestión
570 millions of speakers
en

English

nitty-gritty
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

जुओं से भरा हुआ किरकिरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفاصيل الجوهرية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

мельчайших
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

âmago da questão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মোদ্দা কথা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

débrouille
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Nitty-gritty
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Eingemachte
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

核心
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

본질적인
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nitty-gritty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực dụng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

nitty- வெறுப்பூட்டும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

नाटकीय-किरकोळ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

asıl mesele
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

nocciolo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

sedna
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

найдрібніших
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

- nitty pietricele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διυλίσαμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bijzonderheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

praktiska detaljer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjedelige
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nitty-gritty

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4 QUOTES WITH «NITTY-GRITTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nitty-gritty.
1
Scott Adsit
I've heard New York actors say Chicago actors intimidate them because apparently we're the real nitty-gritty actors who're in a town where being onstage doesn't necessarily get you anything except your craft.
2
Bryan Callen
If you actually get down to the nitty-gritty of the average Pakistani, the average Indian, the average whoever, what you really do know emotionally is that they're exactly the same.
3
Ian Harding
Any skills that I have, I couldn't really make money with them. I would like to think that maybe I would be doing something in psychology or something of that nature because I love that vein of medicine - the getting down and getting nitty-gritty.
4
David Miliband
Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NITTY-GRITTY»

Discover the use of nitty-gritty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nitty-gritty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nitty Gritty Grammar Teacher's Manual: Sentence Essentials ...
This Teacher's Manual provides teaching suggestions, hints about trouble spots and how to handle them, additional examples for use in presenting the grammar points, and a complete answer key.
A. Robert Young, Ann O. Strauch, 2007
2
Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace ...
Silver details the economic forces that persuaded him to put Silveto to rest and to return to the studios of such major jazz recording labels as Columbia, Impulse, and Verve, where he continued expanding his catalogue of new compositions ...
Horace Silver, Philip Pastras, 2006
3
Nitty-Gritty Grammar: A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear ...
With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style ...
Hope Edith Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson, 2011
4
More Nitty-Gritty Grammar: Another Not-So-Serious Guide to ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Hope Edith Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson, 2012
5
Nitty gritty C++:
Reviews C++ programming fundamentals including objects and classes, language reference, inheritance, templates, exceptions, and static class members.
Till Jeske, 2002
6
How to Hike the AT: The Nitty-gritty Details of a ...
An avid hiker, the author "walks the prospective hiker through every aspect of preparation, from physical conditioning and scheduling to gear packing and mail drops."-Cover.
Michelle Ray, 2008
7
The Nitty Gritty: A Discussion on Dating Issues
Author Noah Mitchell explores the issue of dating from a Christian perspective.
Noah Mitchell, 2008
8
The nitty-gritty of family life: a children's book about ...
An introduction to the family, including relationships and roles of family members and rules and responsibilities that make family life healthy and happy.
Joy Wilt Berry, Ernie Hergenroeder, 1979
9
Spelling Dearest: The Down and Dirty, Nitty-gritty History ...
With this in mind, Niall McLeod Waldman has written Spelling Dearest. This book chronicles, in an irreverent and satirical way, the major happenings and minor annoyances that together form the history of English spelling.
Niall McLeod Waldman, 2004
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The Best 50 Salad Dressings
For many of us, the quest for the perfect bottled salad dressing goes unrewarded. Unfortunately, bottled dressings never seem to capture the taste and freshness of the dressings prepared in fine restaurants. This book will end your search.
Nitty Gritty Cookbooks, Stacey Printz, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NITTY-GRITTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nitty-gritty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shaun O'Hara and Kevin Gilbride dissect the "Helmet Catch"
What ensued was some great, nitty-gritty football talk from two of the people closest to situation. And after all these years, we're still learning ... «Giants.com, Jul 15»
2
Epic journey in mind? Learn how from a former RAF pilot
“There's a very rough itinerary,” Prior says, “and we'll certainly get together in the evenings to talk about the nitty-gritty of planning an expedition ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
'Space Careers' Book Shows How to Find an Out-of-This-World Job
... Aldrin — delves into the nitty-gritty of finding which of those career paths best suits the reader's interests and the steps to take to get involved. «Space.com, Jul 15»
4
Whitecaps focused on San Jose, not the standings
“Until it gets nitty-gritty time at the back-end of the season, then we'll look at it. I know it's tight. The Western Conference is stacked with very ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
5
Snake bytes: Caring for a corn snake
Now, on to the nitty-gritty: caring for a corn snake. Tank you very much. Remember that reptiles, like other creatures, will grow to their proper ... «Hometown Focus, Jul 15»
6
Blackburn Rovers striker Rudy Gestede lined up to feature in friendly …
“It's about getting minutes in and once we've completed these games this weekend then we're looking at the nitty-gritty leading into the Wolves ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
25 Essential Prison Movies
... in being, like many of his films, focused on the nitty-gritty of process of (usually criminal) work, while balancing a cool, composed artfulness. «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
8
Chris Columbus Interview: Talking with the Pixels Director
The next day, we sat down with Columbus for a longer interview where we got more into the nitty-gritty of getting the rights to some of the video ... «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»
9
Jurgen Klinsmann now dealing with first real crisis of his regime; By …
In a lot of ways, that's when managers truly earn their pay; that's where we get to the real nitty-gritty of their leadership skills, their ability to plot a ... «World Soccer Talk, Jul 15»
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Before the baby arrives
Work out the nitty-gritty details, including pain management and other requests, such as skin-to-skin contact with your baby immediately after ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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