meticulousness

me·tic·u·lous  (m-tky-ls)

adj.

1. Extremely careful and precise.

2. Extremely or excessively concerned with details.

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[From Latin metculsus, timid, from metus, fear.]

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me·ticu·losi·ty (-ls-t), me·ticu·lous·ness n.

me·ticu·lous·ly adv.

Synonyms: meticulous, painstaking, careful, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious
These adjectives mean showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details. Meticulous and painstaking stress extreme care: "He had throughout been almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" (Arnold Bennett). Repairing the fine lace entailed slow and painstaking work.
Careful suggests circumspection and solicitude: A careful examination of the gem showed it to be fake.
Scrupulous suggests care prompted by conscience: "Cynthia was scrupulous in her efforts to give no trouble" (Winston Churchill).
Fastidious implies concern, often excessive, for the requirements of taste: "Your true lover of literature is never fastidious" (Robert Southey).
Punctilious specifically applies to minute details of conduct: "The more unpopular an opinion is, the more necessary is it that the holder should be somewhat punctilious in his observance of conventionalities generally" (Samuel Butler).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

meticulousness - strict attention to minute details   meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful

Translations

meticulousness [mɪˈtɪkjʊləsnɪs] N → meticulosidad f