fussiness
Being overly particular
Fussiness is excessive concern with small details or minor imperfections.
A fussy eater shows fussiness about food.
The word suggests pickiness that others find unreasonable or tiresome: His fussiness about the font made the project take twice as long.
Fussiness in babies means general irritability and crying.
Ill-tempered disposition
- grumpinessBad-tempered disposition
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
- grouchinessIll-tempered state
touchiness · petulance · tetchiness · snappiness · surliness · churlishness · querulousness · temperamental
Excessive concern for precision
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
- finickinessExcessive attention to detail
- exactingnessDemanding nature
scrupulousness · punctiliousness · preciseness · detail-oriented · thoroughness · carefulness · conscientiousness · orderliness
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- literalismExact meaning only
- rigidityState of being unbending
formalism · overscrupulous · dogmatic · legalistic · captious · hypercritical · overcritical · stickler
Prolonged nasal complaining
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
faultfinding · carping · quibbling · moaning · bellyaching · kvetching · grousing · caviling
crankiness
Ill-tempered disposition
- grumpinessBad-tempered disposition
- testinessEasily provoked irritation
- peevishnessIrritable, querulous disposition
grouchiness · touchiness · petulance · tetchiness · snappiness · surliness · churlishness · querulousness · temperamental · moodiness
fastidiousness
Excessive concern for precision
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
- particularitySpecific distinguishing feature
- finickinessExcessive attention to detail
exactingness · scrupulousness · punctiliousness · preciseness · detail-oriented · thoroughness · carefulness · conscientiousness · orderliness · neatness
hair-splitting
Excessive focus on trivialities
- quibblingPetty objection-raising
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
- literalismExact meaning only
rigidity · formalism · overscrupulous · dogmatic · legalistic · captious · hypercritical · overcritical · stickler · priggishness
whining
Prolonged nasal complaining
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- nitpickingExcessive focus on trivialities
nagging · faultfinding · carping · quibbling · moaning · bellyaching · kvetching · grousing · caviling · fretting
colicky
Afflicted with abdominal spasms
unsettled · inconsolable · teething · overtired · fractious · fitful · crying · wailing · needy · clingy
- baby traitsbaby fat, baby teeth, chubby cheeks, big eyes, button nose
- fastidiousnessneatness, tidiness, cleanliness, meticulousness, pickiness
- Tacky decorkitsch, gaudiness, garishness, tchotchkes, knickknacks
- Temperamentadaptability, intensity, persistence, distractibility, mood regulation
- fussinesspickiness, picky, nitpicky, persnickety, fastidiousness
- selectivityselectivity, choosiness, pickiness, discernment, fastidiousness
fussinesseasygoingness
Relaxed, untroubled temperament
calmness · serenity · placidity · tranquility · equanimity
fussinesseasygoingness
Relaxed, untroubled temperament
flexibility · adaptability · tolerance · indifference · unconcern
fussinesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
plainness · minimalism · austerity · starkness · spareness
- newborn fussinessInfant restlessness and crying
fuss, fussy, fussing, fusses, fussed, fussily, fussiest, fussier, fusser