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fastidiousness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being fastidious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • neatness and fastidiousness of dress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cleanliness

Narrower terms: squeamishness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fastidious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fastidiousness From fastidious + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Pingeligkeit — quality of being fastidious
  • German: Kleinlichkeit — quality of being fastidious
  • German: Pedanterie — quality of being fastidious
  • German: Zimperlichkeit — quality of being fastidious
  • Greek: ακριβολογία (akrivología) — quality of being fastidious
  • Icelandic: gikksháttur — quality of being fastidious
  • Irish: beadaíocht — quality of being fastidious
  • Irish: beaichte — quality of being fastidious
  • Irish: consaeit — quality of being fastidious
  • Irish: nósúlacht — quality of being fastidious
  • Lithuanian: smulkmeniškùmas — quality of being fastidious
  • Polish: drobiazgowość — quality of being fastidious
  • Polish: skrupulatność — quality of being fastidious