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meticulosity

meticulosity

9.5
Being very careful about small details
  • noun
  • /məˌtɪkjuˈlɑsɪti/
translation icon : meticulosidad
  • Her meticulosity in reviewing each page made her an excellent editor.

Examples

  • The artist's meticulosity was evident in every brushstroke of the painting.

  • Her meticulosity in planning the event impressed everyone.

  • He approached the project with such meticulosity that nothing was overlooked.

  • The artist's meticulosity is evident in every brushstroke.

  • Her meticulosity in reviewing each page made her an excellent editor.

  • He approached the project with such meticulosity that nothing was overlooked.

  • The artist's meticulosity was evident in every brushstroke of the painting.

Synonyms

an eye for detail
vsmeticulosity
8 4.1

A strong ability to notice small things and work very carefully

is the general quality of careful attention rather than just ability
exactitude
vsmeticulosity
  • Formal
2 8.4

Careful attention to small details that makes things correct

focuses more on careful attention than pure accuracy
fastidiousness
vsmeticulosity
1 8.2

Careful attention to small details and to how things look

is similar but is not limited to taste or style concerns
meticulousness
vsmeticulosity
1 7.5

A quality of being very careful about small details

is identical in meaning and used interchangeably
painstakingness
vsmeticulosity
7.8

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

stresses attention to tiny details rather than overall thoroughness
minuteness
vsmeticulosity
  • Formal
7.0

Careful attention to very small details

covers careful detail work more broadly, not only tiny parts
punctiliousness
vsmeticulosity
  • Formal
9.9

Careful attention to small details and correct behavior

centres on detail in any task rather than social correctness
scrupulousness
vsmeticulosity
7.7

Careful attention to doing what is right and to small details

is mainly about careful detail without the moral focus
exactingness
vsmeticulosity
9.1

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

means careful detail work itself rather than insisting on demands
sedulousness
vsmeticulosity
  • Formal
9.9

Careful attention and steady effort that help someone do small things well

focuses on precise detail rather than on continuous effort
fussiness
vsmeticulosity
5.8

Too much detail or decoration that makes things complicated

is neutral carefulness without the sense of being excessive

Antonyms

negligence
  • Specialized
80 6.5

Failure to take proper care that causes harm or loss

16 2.8

Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents

How Meticulous

meticulosity
9.5
thoroughness
8 5.3
carelessness
16 2.8
inattention
8 4.6

Surface Forms

meticulosity singular
meticulosity plural

Morphology

meticulosity = meticulous (transparent) = meticul + osity

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing sequence '-osity' (reflecting the adjectival stem of 'meticulous') to yield 'the quality of being meticulous'; the derivation and meaning are directly recoverable from the adjective.

Etymology

Meticulosity comes from meticulous, which in turn comes from the old Latin root metus meaning 'fear'. A helpful way to remember it is that a person who is a bit 'fearful' of making mistakes becomes very 'careful' about small details, so meticulosity means paying very close attention to every tiny part.