Linchpin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a central cohesive source of support and stability

pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪntʃpɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪntʃpɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪntʃpɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪntʃpɪn/.

Examples

faith is his anchor
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
he is the linchpin of this firm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backbone mainstay lynchpin keystone anchor

Parts of Speech

noun	a central cohesive source of support and stability “faith is his anchor”
noun	pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

Word Forms

anchor

verb

fix firmly and stably

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dreh- und Angelpunkt

eine zentrale zusammenhängende Quelle der Unterstützung und Stabilität

🇫🇷French

pivot

une source centrale de cohésion, de soutien et de stabilité

🇪🇸Spanish

eje

una fuente cohesiva central de apoyo y estabilidad

🇮🇹Italian

fulcro

una fonte centrale e coesa di sostegno e stabilità

🇳🇱Dutch

spil

een centrale samenhangende bron van steun en stabiliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

eixo

uma fonte central coesa de apoio e estabilidade

🇷🇺Russian

стержень

центральный сплоченный источник поддержки и стабильности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लींचपीण

समर्थन और स्थिरता का एक केंद्रीय एकजुट स्रोत

🇧🇩Bengali

লিঞ্চপিন

সমর্থন এবং স্থিতিশীলতার একটি কেন্দ্রীয় সমন্বিত উৎস

🇮🇳Tamil

லிஞ்ச்பின்

ஆதரவு மற்றும் ஸ்திரத்தன்மையின் மைய ஒருங்கிணைந்த ஆதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

లించ్పిన్

మద్దతు మరియు స్థిరత్వం యొక్క కేంద్ర బంధన మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

लिंचपिन

आधार आणि स्थिरतेचा मध्यवर्ती एकसंध स्त्रोत

🇮🇳Gujarati

લિંચપિન

આધાર અને સ્થિરતાનો કેન્દ્રિય સંયોજક સ્ત્રોત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಿಂಚ್ಪಿನ್

ಬೆಂಬಲ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിഞ്ച്പിൻ

പിന്തുണയുടെയും സ്ഥിരതയുടെയും കേന്ദ്ര ഏകീകൃത ഉറവിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਿੰਚਪਿਨ

ਸਮਰਥਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਥਿਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਇਕਸੁਰਤਾ ਵਾਲਾ ਸਰੋਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

لنچپین

حمایت اور استحکام کا ایک مرکزی مربوط ذریعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

关键

支持和稳定的核心凝聚力源泉

🇯🇵Japanese

かなめ

サポートと安定性の中心的な結合源

🇰🇷Korean

비녀장

지지와 안정성의 핵심적이고 응집력 있는 원천

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chốt

một nguồn hỗ trợ và ổn định gắn kết trung tâm

🇹🇭Thai

หมุดหลัก

เป็นแหล่งสนับสนุนและความมั่นคงที่เหนียวแน่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pasak pd as roda

sumber dukungan dan stabilitas yang kohesif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحور الأساسي

مصدر مركزي متماسك للدعم والاستقرار

🇮🇷Persian

سنجاق

منبع منسجم مرکزی حمایت و ثبات

🇹🇷Turkish

kilit nokta

merkezi bir tutarlı destek ve istikrar kaynağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֵלֶק חִיוּנִי

מקור מלוכד מרכזי של תמיכה ויציבות

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