Meanings
nounmeticulousness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or characteristic of being meticulous.
Synonyms: meticulosity, painstakingness, scrupulousness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or characteristic of being meticulous.
More synonyms by meaning
nounstrict attention to minute details
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French méticulosité
- méticulositéstate or characteristic of being meticulous
German Akribie, peinliche Genauigkeit
- Akribiestate or characteristic of being meticulous
- peinliche Genauigkeitstate or characteristic of being meticulous
- Gewissenhaftigkeitstate or characteristic of being meticulous
Italian meticolosità
- meticolositàstate or characteristic of being meticulous
Māori mārehetanga, uhupohotanga
- mārehetangastate or characteristic of being meticulous
- uhupohotangastate or characteristic of being meticulous
Portuguese meticulosidade
- meticulosidadestate or characteristic of being meticulous
Romanian meticulozitate
- meticulozitatestate or characteristic of being meticulous
Spanish meticulosidad, menudencia
- meticulosidadstate or characteristic of being meticulous
- menudenciastate or characteristic of being meticulous
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APA
meticulousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meticulousness
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“meticulousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meticulousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meticulousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meticulousness.
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