exactitude

Examples

• All

• Hermeneutical exactitude is not an end in itself.

  Academic text (2002)

• As the Hill brothers wrote: "The supreme merit of violoncellos of this type consists in the exactitude of their proportions."

  Academic text (1994)

• A matter of professional exactitude.

  Joe and Max (2002)

• Not to any degree of exactitude.

  Compulsion (1959)

• What she shows in speaking is not "nothing", but her very presence, her exactitude.

  King Lear (1988)

• And I say you will be judged by the quality of your questions more than by the the exactitude of your answers.

  Film Courage

• The Indians know with exactitude how far a ball can travel and stay just out of rifle range.

  Fiction book (1993)

• And so to have that kind of exactitude about experimenting and finding out what works.

• Only my dreams recreate with exactitude the people I have loved.

  Fiction book (1994)

• I did like exactitude; I liked to see things fit, to see disorder vanish.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

A

accuracy

vsexactitude

169 3.8

How close a measurement or statement is to the correct value

puts more weight on careful checking and correctness in detail

P

precision

vsexactitude

• Specialized

157 4.2

The quality of being exact and giving the same result when repeated

stresses careful attention to detail and overall correctness

R

rigor

vsexactitude

• Formal

18 6.8

The quality of being very careful and exact in thinking or work

is more about attention to detail and correctness than strictness

S

specificity

vsexactitude

12 7.0

The quality of being exact and detailed

is about careful correctness and overall attention rather than detail alone

T

thoroughness

vsexactitude

8 5.3

Careful work that checks every detail

is narrower, concentrating on correctness rather than completeness

E

exactness

vsexactitude

2 4.1

A state of being accurate and free from mistakes

focuses more on careful attention and correctness in work

F

fastidiousness

vsexactitude

1 8.2

Careful attention to small details and to how things look

is similar but focuses on correct detail rather than selectiveness

M

meticulousness

vsexactitude

1 7.5

A quality of being very careful about small details

is similar but highlights correct results and overall correctness

P

preciseness

vsexactitude

4.6

Being exact and clear about small details

emphasizes careful correctness rather than just clear definition

M

meticulosity

vsexactitude

9.5

Being very careful about small details

is broader, focusing on correctness rather than strict smallness

P

painstakingness

vsexactitude

7.8

Being very careful and doing every small part of a job well

focuses more on correctness and accuracy than on effort itself

E

exactingness

vsexactitude

9.1

A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details

is the general quality of careful correctness rather than demand

Antonyms

I

imprecision

3 6.5

A thing that is not exact or clear, for example a measurement

I

inexactitude

1 8.6

A lack of exactness or accuracy

How Precise

exactitude

• Formal

2 8.4

precision

• Specialized

157 4.2

accuracy

169 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology