MINUTENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Great precision; painstaking attention to details

Example:

he examined the essay with the greatest minuteness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("minuteness" is a kind of...):

exactitude; exactness (the quality of being exact)

Derivation:

minute (characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination)

Meaning:

The property of being very small in size

Example:

hence the minuteness of detail in the painting

Synonyms:

diminutiveness; minuteness; petiteness; tininess; weeness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("minuteness" is a kind of...):

littleness; smallness (the property of having a relatively small size)

Derivation:

minute (infinitely or immeasurably small)