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FASTIDIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style
Example:
neatness and fastidiousness of dress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fastidiousness" is a kind of...):
cleanliness (diligence in keeping clean)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fastidiousness"):
squeamishness (the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked)
Derivation:
fastidious (giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness)
