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PUNCTILIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does punctiliousness mean?
• PUNCTILIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun PUNCTILIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. strict attention to minute details
Familiarity information: PUNCTILIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strict attention to minute details
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
meticulosity; meticulousness; punctiliousness; scrupulousness
Hypernyms ("punctiliousness" is a kind of...):
conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)
Derivation:
punctilious (marked by precise accordance with details)
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