meticulosityn.

Brit.

/mᵻˌtɪkjᵿˈlɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/məˌtɪkjəˈlɑsədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meticulous adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < meticulous adj. + -ity suffix: see -osity suffix. With sense 1, compare post-classical Latin meticulositas timidity (from early 13th cent. in British sources); with sense 2, compare French méticulosité (1828).

The quality of being meticulous.

†1. Timorousness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun]

arghtha1250

arghshipc1275

arghness1340

faintness1398

ferdfulness1398

timorosity1490

timiditya1513

timorousnessa1513

unboldness?1520

timerity1582

inaudacity?1594

unhardiness1611

to lie aback1636

meticulosity1655

pavidity1656

afraidness1669

timidness1680

sheepishness1712

funkiness1859

fearsomeness1891

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 60 So that such Leagues may more properly be called Leagues of meticulosity and fear, then of amity.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Meticulosity, fearfulness, timorousness.

2. Scrupulousness, punctiliousness, preciseness. In earlier use esp.: overscrupulousness. (Now generally superseded by meticulousness n.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail

chariness1571

minuteness1640

exactness1645

particularity1669

nicety1711

exactitude1735

narrowness1817

particularness1859

scrupulousness1863

detail1868

scrupulosity1879

meticulosity1887

meticulousness1909

1887 Catholic World Dec. 432 [The appendix] is marred by an extravagant meticulosity on the score of propriety of manners for clergyman when moving in the social world.

1906 Daily News 20 Feb. 9/1 Meticulosity of detail.

1923 J. Buchan Midwinter xi. 183 He proceeded to brew a dish of punch..with the meticulosity of an alchemist.

1972 Country Life 16 Mar. 657/2 The meticulosity of manners was necessary inside or outside the novels, in the villainy of a manor house character or at the tea-table.

1980 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 52 731 Never before has the story of the twisted course of these negotiations been told with such richness of detail and meticulosity of documentation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meticulosity
释义	meticulosityn. Brit. /mᵻˌtɪkjᵿˈlɒsᵻti/, U.S. /məˌtɪkjəˈlɑsədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meticulous adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < meticulous adj. + -ity suffix: see -osity suffix. With sense 1, compare post-classical Latin meticulositas timidity (from early 13th cent. in British sources); with sense 2, compare French méticulosité (1828). The quality of being meticulous. †1. Timorousness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun] arghtha1250 arghshipc1275 arghness1340 faintness1398 ferdfulness1398 timorosity1490 timiditya1513 timorousnessa1513 unboldness?1520 timerity1582 inaudacity?1594 unhardiness1611 to lie aback1636 meticulosity1655 pavidity1656 afraidness1669 timidness1680 sheepishness1712 funkiness1859 fearsomeness1891 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 60 So that such Leagues may more properly be called Leagues of meticulosity and fear, then of amity. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Meticulosity, fearfulness, timorousness. 2. Scrupulousness, punctiliousness, preciseness. In earlier use esp.: overscrupulousness. (Now generally superseded by meticulousness n.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail chariness1571 minuteness1640 exactness1645 particularity1669 nicety1711 exactitude1735 narrowness1817 particularness1859 scrupulousness1863 detail1868 scrupulosity1879 meticulosity1887 meticulousness1909 1887 Catholic World Dec. 432 [The appendix] is marred by an extravagant meticulosity on the score of propriety of manners for clergyman when moving in the social world. 1906 Daily News 20 Feb. 9/1 Meticulosity of detail. 1923 J. Buchan Midwinter xi. 183 He proceeded to brew a dish of punch..with the meticulosity of an alchemist. 1972 Country Life 16 Mar. 657/2 The meticulosity of manners was necessary inside or outside the novels, in the villainy of a manor house character or at the tea-table. 1980 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 52 731 Never before has the story of the twisted course of these negotiations been told with such richness of detail and meticulosity of documentation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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