different between fastidious vs nitpicker

fastidious

English

Etymology

From Latin fast?di?sus (“passive: that feels disgust, disdainful, scornful, fastidious; active: that causes disgust, disgusting, loathsome”), from fast?dium (“a loathing, aversion, disgust, niceness of taste, daintiness, etc.”), perhaps for *fastutidium, from fastus (“disdain, haughtiness, arrogance, disgust”) + taedium (“disgust”). Cf. French fastidieux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fæ?st?di.?s/, /f??st?di.?s/

Adjective

fastidious (comparative more fastidious, superlative most fastidious)

Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Synonyms: exacting, fussy, meticulous, niggly, pernickety; see also Thesaurus:fastidious
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.

Derived terms

fastidiously
fastidiousness

Translations

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nitpicker

English

Alternative forms

nit-picker

Etymology

nitpick +? -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?n?t.p?k.?(?)/

Noun

nitpicker (plural nitpickers)

One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).

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different between fastidious vs nitpicker

fastidious

English

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Adjective

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nitpicker

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Noun

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