nitpickiness

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noun

The quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.

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Meanings

nounnitpickiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.

    Putting aside the nitpickiness of the complaint — “plenitude” originates in Latin, “fullness” doesn’t — “plenitude” also has philosophical associations running from Aristotle to St. Thomas Aquinas to David Lewis.

    2007 July 29, David Orr, “Translating Zbigniew Herbert”, in New York Times

Origin

From nitpicky + -ness.

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APA

nitpickiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpickiness

MLA

“nitpickiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpickiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitpickiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpickiness.

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