exactitude
/ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/
exactitude means attention to small details; accuracy. It carries an Arena rating of 1764, earned across 106 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, exactitude ranks #2,576 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #2,663 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #3,116 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #3,423 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
exactitude is pronounced /ɪɡˈzæktɪt(j)uːd/.
Why “exactitude” is a great word
EXACTITUDE — [Noun] The quality of being meticulously precise and accurate, with strict attention to minute detail. From French *exactitude*, from *exact* (from Latin *exactus*, perfect passive participle of *exigō*, "to demand, measure, or test," from *ex*, "out," + *agō*, "to drive") + the suffix *-itude*. Unlike "exactness," which suggests a broad conformity to fact, or "accuracy," which denotes a correct result, exactitude stresses the rigorous, often minute, process of precision itself. It is the draftsman’s hand ruling a hairline margin, the taxonomist’s unerring count of a beetle’s abdominal segments, and the watchmaker’s breath held over a hairspring—a quiet, relentless discipline against the world’s tendency to blur.
Etymology
From French exactitude, from exact, from Latin exactus, perfect passive participle of exigō (“demand, claim as due" or "measure by a standard, weigh, test”), from ex (“out”) + agō (“drive”).
noun
- Attention to small details; accuracy.
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