Griffith

American  

[grif-ith] / ˈgrɪf ɪθ /

noun

1. Arthur, 1872–1922, Irish nationalist leader: a founder of Sinn Fein.

2. D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark) 1875–1948, U.S. film director and producer.

3. a town in NW Indiana.

4. a male given name, form of Griffin.

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Griffith British  

/ ˈɡrɪfɪθ /

noun

1. Arthur. 1872–1922, Irish journalist and nationalist: founder of Sinn Féin (1905); president of the Free State assembly (1922)

2. D ( avid Lewelyn ) W ( ark ). 1875–1948, US film director and producer. He introduced several cinematic techniques, including the flashback and the fade-out, in his masterpiece The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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Example Sentences

Hurt made her film debut in Woody Allen’s 1978 drama, “Interiors,” where she portrayed the directionless would-be artist Joey opposite her more successful siblings Renata and Flyn, played by Diane Keaton and Kristin Griffith, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

One vendor sold t-shirts with captions proclaiming “LEGEND” alternatively accompanying pictures of Charlie Kirk or, for some reason, Andy Griffith and Don Knotts together in costume from The Andy Griffith Show.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The large-scale analysis was conducted by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and Griffith University in Australia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

In a written order, Griffith said that Williams “has better credibility than Boyd,” but that his testimony about the shooting itself was “not credible” because it mirrored Boyd’s account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Soon afterwards, however, the suspicion that the regularities were important clicked inside his head as the result of several conversations with the young theoretical chemist John Griffith.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson