Nearby Words
fastidiousness
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fastidiousness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thoroughness |
| Synonyms: | care, carefulness, fussiness, meticulousness, painstaking, preciseness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness |
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| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carefulness, attention to detail |
| Synonyms: | alertness, caution, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, diligence, direction, discrimination, effort, enthusiasm, exactness, exertion, fastidiousness, forethought, heed, interest, management, meticulousness, nicety, pains, particularity, precaution, prudence, regard, scrupulousness, solicitude, thought, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness |
| Antonyms: | carelessness, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight |
| Main Entry: | refinement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cultivation, civilization |
| Synonyms: | affability, civility, courtesy, courtliness, delicacy, dignity, discrimination, elegance, enlightenment, erudition, fastidiousness, fine point, fine tuning, fineness, finesse, finish, gentility, gentleness, good breeding, good manners, grace, graciousness, knowledge, lore, nicety, nuance, polish, politeness, politesse, precision, sophistication, style, suavity, subtlety, tact, taste, urbanity |
| Antonyms: | bad manners, crudeness, rudeness |
| Main Entry: | kid gloves |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tact and gentleness |
| Synonyms: | delicacy, fastidiousness, gentle handling, gentleness, good taste, kid-glove treatment, leniency, light hand, light rein, refinement, tact, tolerance, velvet glove |
| Main Entry: | spit and polish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention to neatness |
| Synonyms: | cleanliness, cleanly habits, discipline, fastidiousness, meticulousness, neatness, orderliness, punctilio, regimentation, rigorousness, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | carefulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thoroughness |
| Synonyms: | attentiveness, care, conscientiousness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, painstakingness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness |
| Main Entry: | gingerliness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | care |
| Synonyms: | alertness, carefulness, caution, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, diligence, direction, discrimination, effort, enthusiasm, exactness, exertion, fastidiousness, forethought, heed, heedfulness, interest, management |
| Main Entry: | meticulousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thoroughness |
| Synonyms: | TLC, awareness, care, carefulness, concern, consciousness, fastidiousness, pain*, painstaking, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, spotlight*, tender loving care |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mindfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | care |
| Synonyms: | alertness, carefulness, caution, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, diligence, direction, discrimination, effort, enthusiasm, exactness, exertion, fastidiousness, forethought, gingerliness, heed, heedfulness, interest, management, meticulousness, nicety, pains, particularity, precaution, prudence, regard, scrupulousness, solicitude, thought, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness |
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