Antonyms for punctiliousness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : puhngk-til-ee-uhs |
Phonetic Transcription : pʌŋkˈtɪl i əs |
Definition of punctiliousness
Origin :- 1630s, probably from Italian puntiglioso, from puntiglio "fine point," from Latin punctum "prick" (see point (n.)). Related: Punctiliously; punctiliousness.
- noun thoroughness
- noun ceremony
- It must be confessed that this species of punctiliousness was carried too far.
- Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 » by Various
- Kilbourne's punctiliousness was exaggerated, but she thought she understood it.
- Extract from : « A Sheaf of Corn » by Mary E. Mann
- This punctiliousness about titles has more in it than shews at first sight.
- Extract from : « Sebastian Bach » by Reginald Lane Poole
- These embassies were always conducted with punctiliousness and gravity.
- Extract from : « Stover at Yale » by Owen Johnson
- And that is the end of the story of the punctiliousness of Don Sebastian.
- Extract from : « Orientations » by William Somerset Maugham
- On either side of him stood two men who also greeted me cordially, but without the punctiliousness of the Spaniard.
- Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon
- Yet through and in spite of all this she maintained, even to the extreme of punctiliousness, the air of being a visitor at Blent.
- Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
- So great is the privacy, and punctiliousness with which female honor is guarded in the East.
- Extract from : « The Hindoos as they Are » by Shib Chunder Bose
- These combats were conducted with as much ceremony and punctiliousness as ever graced the duelling-ground.
- Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon
- It is easy to smile at her punctiliousness on this score; but after all these years, and on the whole, I think she was right.
- Extract from : « We and the World, Part I » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
Synonyms for punctiliousness
- awareness
- care
- carefulness
- ceremonial
- ceremoniousness
- concern
- conformity
- consciousness
- decorum
- fastidiousness
- form
- formal courtesy
- formalism
- formality
- meticulousness
- nicety
- pain
- painstaking
- politeness
- pomp
- preciseness
- prescription
- propriety
- protocol
- scrupulousness
- spotlight
- strictness
- tender loving care
- TLC
- usage
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