FASTIDIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)