noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈak.jʊ.ɹə.si/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈak.jə.ɹə.si/
General-American:/ˈæk.jɚ.ə.si/
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nonstandard:/ˈæk.ɹə.si/
CMU ARPABET:AE1 K Y ER0 AH0 S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; degree of conformity of a measure to a true or standard value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The jury doubted the accuracy of the witness' comments.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the quality of being near to the true value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass
the lawyer questioned the truth of my account
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: truth
Antonyms: inaccuracy
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: exactness, exactitude, fidelity
4
noun
Meaning 4
(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
History
Etymology
* First attested in the 1660s. * accurate + -cy
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
دِقَّة
(diqqa)
— state of being accurate
Arabic:
دِقَّة
(digga)
— state of being accurate
Azerbaijani:
dəqiqlik
— state of being accurate
Azerbaijani:
düzgünlük
— state of being accurate
Bulgarian:
акура́тност
(akurátnost)
— state of being accurate
Bulgarian:
то́чност
(tóčnost)
— state of being accurate
Bulgarian:
преци́зност
(precíznost)
— state of being accurate
Catalan:
exactitud
— state of being accurate
Catalan:
precisió
— state of being accurate
Chinese Mandarin:
準確度 /准确度
(zhǔnquèdù)
— state of being accurate
Chinese Mandarin:
準確性 /准确性
(zhǔnquèxìng)
— state of being accurate
Cornish:
kewerder
— state of being accurate
Czech:
přesnost
— state of being accurate
Danish:
nøjagtighed
— state of being accurate
Danish:
præcision
— state of being accurate
Dutch:
nauwkeurigheid
— state of being accurate
Dutch:
precisie
— state of being accurate
Esperanto:
ekzakto
— state of being accurate
Estonian:
täpsus
— state of being accurate
Finnish:
tarkkuus
— state of being accurate
French:
exactitude
— state of being accurate
French:
précision
— state of being accurate
Galician:
precisión
— state of being accurate
German:
Genauigkeit
— state of being accurate
German:
Sorgfalt
— state of being accurate
German:
Exaktheit
— state of being accurate
German:
Richtigkeit
— state of being accurate
German:
Fehlerfreiheit
— state of being accurate
Greek:
ακρίβεια
(akríveia)
— state of being accurate
Ancient Greek:
ἀκρίβεια
(akríbeia)
— state of being accurate
Hungarian:
pontosság
— state of being accurate
Hungarian:
helyesség
— state of being accurate
Hungarian:
precizitás
— state of being accurate
Indonesian:
ketelitian
— state of being accurate
Indonesian:
ketepatan
— state of being accurate
Indonesian:
kecermatan
— state of being accurate
Indonesian:
keakuratan
— state of being accurate
Interlingua:
exactitude
— state of being accurate
Interlingua:
precision
— state of being accurate
Inuktitut:
ᓇᓛᒎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ
(nalaacoottiarniq)
— state of being accurate
Irish:
cruinneas
— state of being accurate
Italian:
esattezza
— state of being accurate
Italian:
precisione
— state of being accurate
Italian:
accuratezza
— state of being accurate
Italian:
acribia
— state of being accurate
Japanese:
正確性
(seikakusei)
— state of being accurate
Japanese:
正確さ
(seikaku-sa)
— state of being accurate
Japanese:
精密性
(seimitsusei)
— state of being accurate
Japanese:
精密さ
(seimitsu-sa)
— state of being accurate
Japanese:
確度
(kakudo)
— state of being accurate
Central Kurdish:
دروستی
(drustî)
— state of being accurate
Central Kurdish:
ڕێکی
(rêkî)
— state of being accurate
Macedonian:
прецизност
(preciznost)
— state of being accurate
Macedonian:
точност
(točnost)
— state of being accurate
Malay:
kejituan
— state of being accurate
Malay:
ketepatan
— state of being accurate
Malay:
kebenaran
— state of being accurate
Maltese:
eżattezza
— state of being accurate
Māori:
tikapūtanga
— state of being accurate
Mongolian:
оновчлол
(onovčlol)
— state of being accurate
Norwegian Bokmål:
nøyaktighet
— state of being accurate
Norwegian Bokmål:
riktighet
— state of being accurate
Persian:
درستی
(dorosti)
— state of being accurate
Persian:
صحت
(sehat)
— state of being accurate
Polish:
dokładność
— state of being accurate
Polish:
akuratność
— state of being accurate
Portuguese:
exatidão
— state of being accurate
Portuguese:
precisão
— state of being accurate
Portuguese:
correção
— state of being accurate
Portuguese:
apuramento
— state of being accurate
Romanian:
precizie
— state of being accurate
Romanian:
acuratețe
— state of being accurate
Romanian:
exactitate
— state of being accurate
Russian:
то́чность
(tóčnostʹ)
— state of being accurate
Serbo-Croatian:
та̏чно̄ст
— state of being accurate
Serbo-Croatian:
то̏чно̄ст
— state of being accurate
Serbo-Croatian:
прецизност
— state of being accurate
Serbo-Croatian:
tȁčnōst
— state of being accurate
Serbo-Croatian:
tȍčnōst
— state of being accurate
Serbo-Croatian:
preciznost
— state of being accurate
Spanish:
tino
— state of being accurate
Spanish:
acierto
— state of being accurate
Spanish:
acertamiento
— state of being accurate
Swedish:
noggrannhet
— state of being accurate
Tagalog:
kaeksaktuhan
— state of being accurate
Telugu:
ఖచ్చితత్వం
(khaccitatvaṁ)
— state of being accurate
Ukrainian:
точність
(točnistʹ)
— state of being accurate
