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nounthe quality of being exact; exactness; preciseness; accuracy. Origin of exactitudeFrom French, dating back to 1725–35; see origin at exact, -i-, -tude Words nearby exactitudeexact, exacta, exact differential, exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exact science, exacum, exaggerate, exaggerated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exactitudeBut he shares with Foster Wallace a gift for exactitude, erudition, and moral concern. Charles D’Ambrosio’s X-Ray Vision Is On Full Display In His New Essay Collection.|Steve Almond|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The idea of a competition in which exactitude and standards are paramount being decided by a Yiddish word is a little ferkakte. Mazel Tov, Arvind! But Are You Sure It’s Not Kneydl?|Daniel Gross|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST She did not understand its stiffness, its exactitude, its brilliancy or its hardness: and she heartily disliked all four. The French Revolution|Hilaire Belloc The drawings and countless studies of his youth bear witness to the care, patience, and exactitude of his 328 preparation. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)|Richard Muther
She knew indeed what she did not want, but could not define with any exactitude what she did. Leonore Stubbs|L. B. Walford It is made from memory; but I will answer for its exactitude. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.|Various The whole of the exterior arrangements of the farm were indicative of the most scrupulous order, neatness, and exactitude. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6|Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for exactitude
nounthe quality of being exact; precision; accuracy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to exactitudemeticulousness, correctness, precision, carefulness, preciseness, exactness, thoroughness, faultlessness, accurateness |