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Gryffindor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡɹɪfɪnˌdɔɹ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, sometimes

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, presumably from griffin and a compound of the French d'or.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 格蘭芬多 /格兰芬多 (Gélánfēnduō) — Gryffindor house
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葛來分多 /葛来分多 (Gěláifēnduō) — Gryffindor house
  • Czech: Nebelvír — Gryffindor house
  • Dutch: griffioendeur — Gryffindor house
  • Finnish: Rohkelikko — Gryffindor house
  • French: Gryffondor — Gryffindor house
  • German: Greiftür — Gryffindor house
  • Hebrew: גריפינדור (grifindor) — Gryffindor house
  • Hindi: गरुड़द्वार (garuṛadvār) — Gryffindor house
  • Hungarian: Griffendél — Gryffindor house
  • Italian: Grifondoro — Gryffindor house
  • Japanese: グリフィンドール (Gurifindōru) — Gryffindor house
  • Norwegian: Griffing — Gryffindor house
  • Persian: گریفیندور (gerifindor) — Gryffindor house
  • Polish: Gryffindor — Gryffindor house
  • Portuguese: Grifinória — Gryffindor house
  • Russian: Гри́ффиндор (Gríffindor) — Gryffindor house
  • Slovak: Chrabromil — Gryffindor house
  • Polish: Gryfon — a person having traits associated with Gryffindor house
  • Russian: гриффиндорец (griffindorec) — a person having traits associated with Gryffindor house