by dint of

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by dint of

/baɪ ˈdɪnt ɒv/ UK
/baɪ ˈdɪnt ʌv/ US

Where it comes from

From by + dint (“force, power”) + of.

preposition

By force of; by means of. He succeeded by dint of effort, not talent.
broadly Because of; by reason of. Hierocles [of Alexandria] in this Place follows the Thought of Socrates, who in the Phædon of Plato deplores the hard Fate of Men, who by dint of Hearing the Ignorant diſpute and contradict every thing, imagine with themſelves that there is no ſuch thing as clear, ſolid and ſenſible Reaſons; and per

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prep by the force of; by means of — see also by means of, as a result of

Español	a fuerza de, a vuelta de
日本語	によって
Português	graças a
Français	grâce à, à force de
Deutsch	dank, vermöge, mit, mit …kraft, mit der Kraft
Русский	посре́дством posrédstvom, с по́мощью s pómoščʹju
العربية	بِسَبَبّ bisababb

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"by dint of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/by%20dint%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"by dint of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/by%20dint%20of.

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@misc{by_dint_of_2026,
  title = {by dint of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by%20dint%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}