persnicketiness

noun

Definition of persnicketinessnext
as in fastidiousness

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  1. subtlety
  2. care
  3. truth
Noun
  • Their attitudes about the direction of the country also creates frictions in their friendship, a poignant emotional thread that the filmmaker approaches with admirable subtlety.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Long bitcoin Billionaire investors appear to have already grasped bitcoin’s subtleties and its potential as a hedge against inflation.
    Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of subtlety
Noun
  • Zoo veterinary and animal care staff humanely euthanized Mac on Tuesday.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
  • With intention and care, security and privacy are achievable at scale, anywhere.
    Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of care
Noun
  • There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to find students who were avoiding school and coax them back to class.
    Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • In a world where corruption runs rampant, only money — not truth, let alone justice — reigns supreme.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of truth
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