fastidious
/fəˈstɪdiəs/
EN
Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; requiring cleanliness and orderliness.
The chef was fastidious about keeping his workspace completely clean.
Etymology
Comes from the 17th-century Latin 'fastidiosus', meaning 'disgusted, squeamish', derived from 'fastidium' meaning 'loathing, nausea'. It evolved to its modern meaning of attentive to detail in the 19th century.
Translations
简体中文
挑剔的,讲究的,苛求的
繁體中文
挑剔的,講究的,苛求的
日本語
几帳面な,潔癖な,こだわりの強い
한국어
까다로운,결벽적인
Deutsch
pingelig,wählerisch,akribisch
Español
exigente,meticuloso
Português
exigente,meticuloso
Français
méticuleux,exigeant
Català
exigent,meticulós
Tiếng Việt
kỹ lưỡng,khéo léo
Collocations
fastidious aboutfastidious attentionfastidious cleanlinessfastidious worker
Synonyms
Antonyms
casualunfastidiousindifferentslovenlynegligent
Related Words
perfectionistcleanlinessdetail-orienteddiscerning