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meticulousness

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spit and polish
noun. attention to neatness
  • cleanliness
  • cleanly habits
  • discipline
  • fastidiousness
  • meticulousness
  • neatness
  • orderliness
  • punctilio
  • regimentation
  • rigorousness
  • tidiness

carefulness
noun. thoroughness
  • attentiveness
  • care
  • conscientiousness
  • fastidiousness
  • meticulousness
  • painstakingness
  • punctiliousness
  • scrupulousness

exactitude
noun. accuracy
  • accurateness
  • carefulness
  • correctness
  • exactness
  • faultlessness
  • meticulousness
  • preciseness
  • precision
  • thoroughness

fastidiousness
noun. thoroughness
  • care
  • carefulness
  • fussiness
  • meticulousness
  • painstaking
  • preciseness
  • punctiliousness
  • scrupulousness

mindfulness
noun. care
  • 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

preciseness
noun. accuracy
  • accurateness
  • carefulness
  • certainty
  • closeness
  • correctness
  • definiteness
  • definitiveness
  • definitude
  • efficiency
  • exactitude
  • exactness
  • faultlessness
  • incisiveness
  • mastery
  • meticulousness
  • precision
  • rightness
  • sharpness
  • skill
  • skillfulness
  • strictness
  • sureness
  • truthfulness
  • veracity
  • verity

punctiliousness
noun. thoroughness
  • TLC
  • awareness
  • care
  • carefulness
  • concern
  • consciousness
  • fastidiousness
  • meticulousness
  • pain
  • painstaking
  • scrupulousness
  • spotlight
  • tender loving care

rightness
noun. accuracy
  • accurateness
  • carefulness
  • certainty
  • closeness
  • correctness
  • definiteness
  • definitiveness
  • definitude
  • efficiency
  • exactitude
  • exactness
  • faultlessness
  • incisiveness
  • mastery
  • meticulousness
  • preciseness
  • precision
  • sharpness
  • skill
  • skillfulness
  • strictness
  • sureness
  • truthfulness
  • veracity
  • verity

scrupulousness
noun. thoroughness
  • TLC
  • awareness
  • care
  • carefulness
  • concern
  • consciousness
  • fastidiousness
  • meticulousness
  • pain
  • painstaking
  • punctiliousness
  • spotlight
  • tender loving care
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Word Origin & History

meticulous 1530s, from L. meticulosus "fearful, timid," lit. "full of fear," from metus "fear," of unknown origin. Sense of "fussy about details" is first recorded in English 1827, from Fr. méticuleux. Related: Meticulousness.

Example Sentences for meticulousness

But most of its contents suffer, not merely from Naturalist grime, but from Naturalist meticulousness.

The whole area was under Roman rule and was subjected to the industriousness and meticulousness of Empire.

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