Nitpickiness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nitpickiness is a noun meaning The quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.
Meaning
The quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.
Example Sentences
Putting aside the nitpickiness of the complaint — “plenitude” originates in Latin, “fullness” doesn’t — “plenitude” also has philosophical associations running from Aristotle to St. Thomas Aquinas to David Lewis.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pickiness, finickiness, pettiness, persnicketiness, pernicketiness, finickingness.
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