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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFussiness
/ˈfʌs.ɪ.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being overly particular or difficult to please.
"Her fussiness about the details made the project take much longer than expected." - 2
An excessive concern with minor details or trivial matters.
"His fussiness over the menu choices frustrated his friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective fussy, which likely originated in the late 18th century as a variant of the English dialect verb fusle (to bustle or fidget), combined with the noun-forming suffix -ness. Over time, the term evolved from describing restless activity to denoting excessive attention to trivial details and hyper-particular behavior, corresponding to expressions like the Spanish 'tiquismiquis'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fussiness" is said worldwide
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chichitude
Transliteration: shee-shee-tyood
"Sa chichitude l'a rendu difficile à satisfaire."
Wählerischkeit
Transliteration: Vä-lä-rish-kite
"Seine Wählerischkeit machte die Planung kompliziert."
pignoleria
Transliteration: pee-nyo-leh-ree-ah
"La sua pignoleria ha reso difficile prendere una decisione."
exigencia
Transliteration: ex-ee-hen-sia
"Su exigencia hizo que el proceso fuera más largo."
exigência
Transliteration: eh-zee-hen-sia
"A exigência dela tornou tudo mais complicado."
चिंतितता
Transliteration: chintitata
"उसकी चिंतितता ने काम को मुश्किल बना दिया।"
挑剔
Transliteration: tiāotì
"他的挑剔让事情变得复杂。"
까다로움
Transliteration: kkadaroum
"그의 까다로움은 모든 것을 복잡하게 만들었다."
細かさ
Transliteration: komakasa
"彼の細かさは物事を複雑にした。"
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