different between punctilious vs punctuation

English

Etymology

From punctilio (“fine point in exactness of conduct”) +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??k?t?li.?s/

Adjective

punctilious (comparative more punctilious, superlative most punctilious)

1. Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:meticulous

2. Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

   Synonyms: finicky, nitpicky, precise; see also Thesaurus:meticulous

   • 2009, Ronnie Cann, Ruth Kempson and Eleni Gregoromichelaki, Semantics: an introduction to meaning in language

Derived terms

• punctiliously
• punctiliousness

Related terms

• point
• punctuate
• punctual
• punctuality
• punctuation

Translations

Further reading

• punctilious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctu?ti? (“a marking with points, a writing, agreement”), from punctu? (“to mark with points, settle”); see punctuate.Morphologically punctuate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??k.t?u?e?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

punctuation (countable and uncountable, plural punctuations)

1. A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.
2. An act of punctuating.

Meronyms

• See also Thesaurus:punctuation mark

Derived terms

• punctuation mark

Related terms

• point
• punctilious
• punctuate
• punctual
• punctuality

Punctuation

Translations

Further reading

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