fastidiousness
Obsession with details
Fastidiousness is excessive attention to detail, accuracy, or cleanliness—a near-obsessive concern with getting things exactly right.
The fastidious person notices what others miss and is bothered by what others tolerate: Her fastidiousness about grammar made her impossible to work with.
The quality can be admirable (meticulous care) or exhausting (fussy perfectionism), depending on context and degree.
Demanding great care
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- impeccableFree from any defect
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- idealisticPursuing unrealistic standards
demanding · refinement · polished · immaculate · faultless · pristine · excellence · obsessive
Accuracy of measurement
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
carefulness · accuracy · conscientiousness · punctiliousness · orderliness · methodical · systematic · painstaking
Excessively particular
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- particularSpecific or fussy
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
selective · dainty · squeamish · hard-to-please · overcritical · hypercritical · quibbling · pedantic
Practices maintaining cleanliness
- spotlessCompletely free of marks
- sanitaryFree of harmful microbes
- tidyFree from clutter
- neatOrderly, or undiluted
immaculate · sterile · germ-free · pristine · orderly · antiseptic · scrubbed · disinfected
Fitting social conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- correctnessState of being accurate
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
manners · refinement · delicacy · taste · sensibility · ceremony · protocol · punctilio
exacting
Demanding great care
- flawlessEntirely without fault
- impeccableFree from any defect
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
idealistic · demanding · refinement · polished · immaculate · faultless · pristine · excellence · obsessive · relentless
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
diligence · carefulness · accuracy · conscientiousness · punctiliousness · orderliness · methodical · systematic · painstaking · rigor
fussy
Excessively particular
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- particularSpecific or fussy
persnickety · selective · dainty · squeamish · hard-to-please · overcritical · hypercritical · quibbling · pedantic · nitpicky
hygiene
Practices maintaining cleanliness
neat · immaculate · sterile · germ-free · pristine · orderly · antiseptic · scrubbed · disinfected · pure
decorum
Fitting social conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- correctnessState of being accurate
- formalityStrict observance of convention
appropriateness · manners · refinement · delicacy · taste · sensibility · ceremony · protocol · punctilio · prim
- fussinessfussiness, pickiness, picky, nitpicky, persnickety
- selectivityselectivity, choosiness, pickiness, discernment, fussiness
- carefulnessattention, attentiveness, care, carefulness, caution
- cat traitssilky coat, coat, tabby pattern, claws, long-haired
- orderlinessneatness, tidiness, cleanliness, organization, arrangement
- perfectionismhigh standards, self-criticism, overachieving, fear of failure, striving
fastidiousnesscarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
sloppiness · negligence · slovenliness · haphazardness · slackness
fastidiousnesscrudeness
Lack of sophistication
coarseness · vulgarity · inelegance · grossness · indelicacy
fastidiousnessindiscriminateness
Absence of careful selection
undiscriminating · permissiveness · tolerance · easygoingness · leniency