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PUNCTILIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strict attention to minute details
Synonyms:
meticulosity; meticulousness; punctiliousness; scrupulousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("punctiliousness" is a kind of...):
conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)
Derivation:
punctilious (marked by precise accordance with details)