different between faultless vs meticulous

faultless

English

Etymology

fault +? -less

Adjective

faultless (comparative more faultless, superlative most faultless)

  1. Without fault; free from defect or error.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:flawless

Antonyms

  • faulty
  • faultful
  • fallible

Translations

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meticulous

English

Etymology

From Latin meticul?sus (full of fear, timid, fearful, terrible, frightful), from metus (fear) and -cul?sus, extracted from per?cul?sus (perilous). Sense of "characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details" is from French méticuleux.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /m??t?kj?l?s/, /m??t?kjul?s/
  • Rhymes: -?kj?l?s

Adjective

meticulous (comparative more meticulous, superlative most meticulous)

  1. Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
    Synonyms: careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous; see also Thesaurus:meticulous
    Antonyms: sloppy, careless, slapdash
  2. (archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cautious
    Antonyms: aggressive, carefree; see also Thesaurus:careless

Derived terms

  • meticulosity, meticulously, meticulousness

Translations

Further reading

  • meticulous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • meticulous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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