The word dint is used to indicate that something came about through a particular force or means. So if you make a lot of money, that’s probably by dint of hard work.
A blow; a stroke.
Noun
interchangeable with `means'' in the expression `by dint of''
n.
A blow; a stroke.
n.
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by
violence; a dent.
n.
Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.
v. t.
To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by
pressure; to dent.
Dint
Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield].3.
Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity.
It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at length.
Dint
A blow; a stroke.
To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.
Usage Examples
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
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