fastidiousness
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8.2
- noun
- /fæˈstɪdɪəsnəs/
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meticulosidad
- But what does such fastidiousness mean?
- fastidiousness about the way
Is this lack of blood evidence testimony to the killer's fastidiousness, or a prod to go down other ruminative paths?
- Is this lack of blood evidence testimony to the killer's fastidiousness, or a prod to go down other ruminative paths?
Examples
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There must be no time for fastidiousness, no room for irony.
Academic text (1990) -
Obviously, the physical presence of Maria is related to other aspects of her as a character: her fastidiousness, her shyness, the hopelessness of her life, and so forth.
Academic text (1990) -
An out-of-the-ordinary quality of tidiness, even fastidiousness, was evident in his appearance.
Fiction book (1991) -
There's a fastidiousness about the way he's doing it, almost a fussiness.
Fiction book (1997) -
All sat by hearths or in doorways, grooming themselves with the fastidiousness of their kind.
Fiction book (1992) -
For all his fastidiousness, Andrew nonetheless often encountered resistance when he tried to cross the territorial boundaries the Mohawks and their Iroquois confederates had set.
Academic text (1992) -
Lila exhibits an odd fastidiousness about language, one that seems almost directly to respond to the slippery linguistic exchanges that fuel Addie Bundren's narrative.
Academic text (2018) -
His fastidiousness in preparing the report ensured that every detail was accurate.
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She approached her artwork with a fastidiousness that reflected her high standards.
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The chef's fastidiousness in selecting ingredients contributed to the restaurant's excellent reputation.
Synonyms
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8.4
Careful attention to small details that makes things correct
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7.5
A quality of being very careful about small details
Being very careful about small details
Being very careful and doing every small part of a job well
Careful attention to small details and correct behavior
Careful attention to doing what is right and to small details
A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details
Careful attention and steady effort that help someone do small things well
Antonyms
How Fastidious
Surface Forms
Morphology
fastidiousness = fastidious (transparent) = fastidious + ness
Formed by straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'fastidious' with the productive suffix '-ness', so the noun's meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
Fastidiousness comes from the Latin word fastidiosus, from fastidium which means 'disgust' or 'loathing'. So, someone with fastidiousness is very careful about small details because they 'dislike' anything sloppy or imperfect, which explains the modern meaning.