Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitpickiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nit-pick-i-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Putting aside the nitpickiness of the complaint — “plenitude” originates in Latin, “fullness” doesn’t — “plenitude” also has philosophical associations running from Aristotle to St. Thomas Aquinas to David Lewis."

Etymology

From nitpicky + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nitpicky

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nitpickiness mean?: The quality of being nitpicky; pedantry over trivia.
Where does nitpickiness come from?: From nitpicky + -ness.

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