Both by dint of its large population and its relative poverty, India, the world’s most populous country, could play a role similar to the one China has played over the last 20 years.—Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2023 The galaxies are impressive by dint their age, but not by dint of their size and mass.—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 Dec. 2022
Verb
Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence.—Patrick Murray, Forbes, 23 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for dint
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English dynt; akin to Old Norse dyntr noise
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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