Fastidious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fæstˈɪdiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fastˈɪdiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fastˈɪdiəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fæstˈɪdiəs/.

Examples

a fastidious and incisive intellect
fastidious about personal cleanliness
fastidious microorganisms

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exacting

Antonyms

unfastidious

Parts of Speech

adjective	giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness “a fastidious and incisive intellect”
adjective	having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures “fastidious microorganisms”

Word Forms

fastidiousness

noun

the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anspruchsvoll

Liebe zum Detail; schwer zu befriedigen; übermäßig auf Sauberkeit bedacht

🇫🇷French

délicat

accorder une attention particulière aux détails ; difficile à satisfaire ; trop soucieux de la propreté

🇪🇸Spanish

fastidioso

prestar especial atención a los detalles; delicado; excesivamente preocupado por la limpieza

🇮🇹Italian

meticoloso

prestare particolare attenzione ai dettagli; difficile da accontentare; eccessivamente preoccupato per la pulizia

🇳🇱Dutch

kieskeurig

zorgvuldige aandacht besteden aan details; moeilijk te behagen; overdreven bezorgd over netheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

meticuloso

dando muita atenção aos detalhes; difícil de agradar; excessivamente preocupado com a limpeza

🇷🇺Russian

привередливый

уделяя пристальное внимание деталям; трудно угодить; чрезмерно озабочен чистотой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुराराध्य

विवरण पर सावधानीपूर्वक ध्यान देना; खुश करना मुश्किल है; साफ़-सफ़ाई को लेकर अत्यधिक चिंतित

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাসী

বিস্তারিত মনোযোগ দেওয়া; খুশি করা কঠিন; পরিচ্ছন্নতা নিয়ে অত্যধিক উদ্বিগ্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேகமான

விவரங்களுக்கு கவனமாக கவனம் செலுத்துதல்; தயவு செய்து கடினமாக; தூய்மையில் அதீத அக்கறை

🇮🇳Telugu

వేగవంతమైన

వివరాలకు జాగ్రత్తగా శ్రద్ధ ఇవ్వడం; దయచేసి కష్టం; పరిశుభ్రత పట్ల అధికంగా శ్రద్ధ వహిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वासू

तपशीलाकडे काळजीपूर्वक लक्ष देणे; संतुष्ट करणे कठीण; स्वच्छतेबाबत जास्त काळजी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કપટી

વિગતવાર ધ્યાન આપવું; ખુશ કરવું મુશ્કેલ; સ્વચ્છતા પ્રત્યે અતિશય ચિંતિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇಗದ

ವಿವರಗಳಿಗೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಗಮನ ಕೊಡುವುದು; ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಕಷ್ಟ; ಸ್ವಚ್ಛತೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಕಾಳಜಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേഗമേറിയ

വിശദമായി ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്നു; പ്രസാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ പ്രയാസമാണ്; ശുചിത്വത്തിൽ അമിതമായ ശ്രദ്ധ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਹਚਾਵਾਨ

ਵੇਰਵੇ ਵੱਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਧਿਆਨ ਦੇਣਾ; ਖੁਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ ਔਖਾ; ਸਫਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਿੰਤਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرہیزگار

تفصیل پر محتاط توجہ دینا؛ خوش کرنا مشکل؛ صفائی کے حوالے سے ضرورت سے زیادہ فکر مند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑剔

注重细节；很难取悦；过于注重清洁

🇯🇵Japanese

気難しい

細部に細心の注意を払います。喜ばせるのは難しい。過度に清潔さを気にする

🇰🇷Korean

까다로운

세부 사항에 세심한 주의를 기울이는 것; 기쁘게 하기 어렵다; 청결에 지나치게 관심이 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó tính

chú ý cẩn thận đến từng chi tiết; khó làm hài lòng; quá quan tâm đến sự sạch sẽ

🇹🇭Thai

จุกจิก

ให้ความใส่ใจในรายละเอียดอย่างระมัดระวัง ยากที่จะกรุณา; กังวลเรื่องความสะอาดมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

rewel

memberikan perhatian terhadap detail; sulit untuk menyenangkan; terlalu peduli dengan kebersihan

🇵🇭Filipino

masipag

pagbibigay ng maingat na pansin sa detalye; mahirap pakiusapan; labis na nag-aalala sa kalinisan

🇲🇾Malay

cerewet

memberi perhatian yang teliti terhadap perincian; sukar untuk disenangi; terlalu mementingkan kebersihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صعب الإرضاء

إعطاء الاهتمام الدقيق بالتفاصيل؛ من الصعب إرضاءه؛ الاهتمام المفرط بالنظافة

🇮🇷Persian

سخت کوش

توجه دقیق به جزئیات؛ سخت راضی کردن؛ بیش از حد نگران تمیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

titiz

ayrıntılara dikkat ederek; memnun etmek zor; Temizliğe aşırı önem veren

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּררָנִי

מתן תשומת לב קפדנית לפרטים; קשה לרצות; מודאג יתר על המידה בניקיון

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