Home › Words › G › gandhigandhi/ˈɡɑːndi/gandhi means A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.gandhi is pronounced /ˈɡɑːndi/.EtymologyBorrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.nameA surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.nounany major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolencesomeone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi.e.g.“Sulak is eminently qualified to be a Gandhi in terms of his ideas, but not his lifestyle.” — 2019, Matteo Pistono, quoting Arun Senkuttuvan, Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism, North Atlantic Books, page 168:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gandhist 77% match — A proponent of Gandhism. vs gandhi →gandhism 70% match — The philosophy and principles of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, encompassing the broad tenets of upholding truth, pacifism, and nonviolent activism; also rarely used for Gandhian economics. vs gandhi →gandhigiri 61% match — The practice of Gandhism (“the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, encompassing tenets such as non-violent activism”), often expressed through unorthodox forms of activism such as depositing flowers or planting trees. vs gandhi →satyagraha 58% match — The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence. vs gandhi →gaianist 55% match — An adherent of Gaianism. vs gandhi →mahatma 55% match — In India or Tibet, a person thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity. vs gandhi →gyani 50% match — A knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint. vs gandhi →goodist 50% match — A good person; one who performs good acts or promotes a good ideology. vs gandhi →