different between fastidious vs overnice
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
See also
- finicky
Further reading
- fastidious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fastidious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fastidious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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overnice
English
Etymology
From over- +? nice.
Adjective
overnice (comparative more overnice, superlative most overnice)
- Excessively nice or fastidious.
Derived terms
- overniceness
Translations
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