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Meaning of "punctiliousness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCTILIOUSNESS

pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəsnəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCTILIOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punctiliousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUNCTILIOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of punctiliousness in the English dictionary

The definition of punctiliousness in the dictionary is the condition of paying scrupulous attention to correctness in etiquette. Other definition of punctiliousness is the condition of being attentive to detail.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNCTILIOUSNESS

biasness · commodiousness · contumeliousness · copiousness · courteousness · curiousness · deliriousness · dubiousness · gloriousness · heterogeneousness · hilariousness · imperviousness · joyousness · meritoriousness · mysteriousness · obliviousness · penuriousness · piousness · previousness · unseriousness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCTILIOUSNESS

punctate · punctated · punctation · punctator · punctilio · punctilious · punctiliously · puncto · punctual · punctualist · punctuality · punctually · punctuate · punctuation · punctuation mark · punctuationist · punctuative · punctuator · punctulate · punctulation

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCTILIOUSNESS

biliousness · business · carelessness · consciousness · deliciousness · deviousness · flawlessness · heedlessness · helplessness · homelessness · hopelessness · lawlessness · nervousness · preciousness · restlessness · ridiculousness · righteousness · seriousness · statelessness · unconsciousness · viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of punctiliousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punctiliousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCTILIOUSNESS

Find out the translation of punctiliousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of punctiliousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punctiliousness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

punctiliousness
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

punctiliousness
570 millions of speakers
en

English

punctiliousness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

punctiliousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدقه في المواعيد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

щепетильность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

punctiliousness
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

punctiliousness
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ponctualité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kekecewaan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pünktlichkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

punctiliousness
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

punctiliousness
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Punctiliousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punctiliousness
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

punctiliousness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विनयशीलता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

aşırı titizlik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

punctiliousness
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

punctiliousness
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

педантичність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

punctiliousness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

punctiliousness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

punctiliousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punctiliousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punctiliousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punctiliousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCTILIOUSNESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of punctiliousness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punctiliousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCTILIOUSNESS»

Discover the use of punctiliousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punctiliousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Orientations
The. Punctiliousness. of. Don. Sebastian. Xiorrnonez is the most inaccessible place in Spain. Only one train arrives there in the course of the day, and that arrives at two o'clock in the morning; only one train leaves it, and that starts an hour ...
W. Somerset Maugham, 2011
2
Archbishop Cranmer's Immortal Bequest: The Book of Common ...
This sanctification in connexion with a deep searching of the conscience leads to a certain punctiliousness which consists of the following, that a converted person withdraws from worldly things like dancing, theatre-going, cards, and dice ...
Samuel Leuenberger, 2004
3
The Social Construction of Virtue: The Moral Life of Schools
Punctiliousness. In many ways, this construction of virtues is typically modernist. They justify the modern world of organization, system, and progress through organization and denial of human emotions. Yet, in the accounts above, there is ...
George W. Noblit, 1996
4
The Ideal Life and Other Unpublished Addresses
There isacertain punctiliousness about them, andascrupulosity about theirwork; and as part cause of it, perhaps, you observe an uncomfortable turning of the head occasionally as if some eve were upon them, then a dogged going on of their ...
Henry Drummond, 2013
5
Barron's SAT
The queen's ability shows her perceptiveness, not her ill-will; you can eliminate Choice B. Punctiliousness means carefulness about observing all the proper formalities; you can eliminate Choice C. Consternation means amazement or alarm.
Sharon Weiner Green, Ira K. Wolf, Ira K. Wolf, Ph.D., 2010
6
Sanctified Violence in Homeric Society: Oath-Making Rituals ...
Perhaps the very best illustrations of the punctiliousness and metaper- formativeness of oaths are the two oaths sworn by Zeus. One is the oath Hera beguiles Zeus into swearing in the story of Ate, ruinous folly, a story offered by Agamemnon ...
Margo Kitts, 2005
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Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement: Seeking the ...
The example and instructions that Rabbi Hayyim gave his disciples concerning the performance of mitzvot included a demand for punctiliousness regarding matters that exceeded even the awareness of the majority of the community.
I. Etkes, 1993
8
Controversy and Dialogue in the Jewish Tradition: A Reader : ...
This purpose of this punctiliousness is to prevent the occurrence of changes and substitutions in the transmission of the oral law from generation to generation. And the Talmud states, "one is obliged to use the terminology of his teacher,"10" for ...
Hanina Ben-Menahem, Neil S. Hecht, Shai Wosner, 2005
9
Mathematicians and Their Times
Such remarks would not endear a person to Gauss, but it was what many people felt: in 1810, the textbook writer Lacroix boasted in the preface to his Traite du Calcul Differentiel et du Calcul Integral of not requiring "the punctiliousness that ...
L. Young, 2011
10
Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning
Attention to the rules of grammar and care in the choice of words encourages punctiliousness in other matters. That is not just an intellectual conceit. The overthrow of grammar coincided with the acceptance of the equivalent of creative writing ...
Peter Woods, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCTILIOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punctiliousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Every month of Ramadan is an opportunity to draw closer to God
The main reason we're so punctiliousness over our cars or phones is our expectations of them. We have not the slightest doubt that a car exists to get us to ... «Arabian Gazette, Jul 15»
2
“Gay Blades:” Jean-Marie Le Pen Seconds Balletomane in 1958 …
Without the ferocity and punctiliousness of Le Pen to keep the affair going, the spat between the two aged homosexuals would likely have ended in a shameful ... «VDARE.com, Mar 15»
3
Dinner Chatter In Thailand Wasn't Stuff Of Diplomatic Punditry
Punctiliousness seems to have a new place in Thailand. While I was there, etiquette for the urban bicycle trails was a current topic, and relief was expressed that ... «Forbes, Dec 14»
4
Billie Whitelaw: Actress hailed as one of the finest of her generation …
Their rapport was cemented during the rehearsals for Play; she soon grew used to his punctiliousness, famously asking her to "make those three dots, two dots". «The Independent, Dec 14»
5
Pluralistic Relativism Of Criticisms
They stood between Scylla and Charybdis, Critics and Kill –sports, but with dogged pertinacity, the punctiliousness of a Spaniard and Trojan perseverance they ... «Nigerian Observer, Dec 14»
6
Andris Nelsons energizes the Boston Symphony.
The Boston Symphony is “overtrained,” he says, its punctiliousness leading to “executional hypertrophy.” Phrases are so polished that they become inert; ... «The New Yorker, Nov 14»
7
Barry Spurr and me: did he look at me and see human garbage, too?
When I rang him to confirm the interview, I was struck by an overbearing superciliousness and punctiliousness. He spoke over me, ranting at length about ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
8
This Day in Jewish History / Controversial 18th-century rabbi dies
Jonathan Eybeschutz is remembered for his encyclopedic knowledge and moral punctiliousness - but also for a dispute with another rabbinic great, Jacob ... «Haaretz, Sep 14»
9
Wimbledon relaxes strict dress code on debenture holders to allow …
It was one of the last bastions of sartorial punctiliousness. But while players have been ticked off for the slightest breaches of Wimbledon's dress code this year, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
10
Barry Guy New Orchestra review – innovative and entertaining jazz …
As a balance of accessibility, experimentation, classical punctiliousness and jaw-dropping virtuosity, it was a memorable show. • The Barry Guy New Orchestra ... «The Guardian, May 14»
REFERENCE
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