Dictionary
List of exercises
Exercises by level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
OK
Meaning of fastidious in English
Pronunciation
/fæˈstɪdiəs/
US accent
Your browser does not support the audio element.
How to pronounce fastidious in American English, in context
▾
Use the controls below
to browse different examples of pronunciation.
UK accent
How to pronounce fastidious in British English, in context
▾
Use the controls below
to browse different examples of pronunciation.
Qualitative Adjective
fastidious
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium‘loathing’. The word originally meant ‘disagreeable’, later ‘disgusted’. Current senses date from the 17th century
Definitions
1.
giving and careful attention to detail
Examples
« hard to please »
« excessively concerned with cleanliness »
« a fastidious and incisive intellect »
« fastidious about personal cleanliness »
Synonyms
choosy
choosey
dainty
nice
overnice
prissy
squeamish
finical
finicky
fussy
particular
old-maidish
old-womanish
meticulous
picky
pernickety
persnickety
Antonyms
unfastidious
2.
having complicated nutritional requirements
Examples
« especially growing only in special artificial cultures »
« fastidious microorganisms »
« certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements »
Antonyms
unfastidious