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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSelettività
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se-let-ti-vi-ta
"La sua selettività riguardo al cibo rende difficile mangiare fuori."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being very particular or selective about something.
"Her pickiness about food made dining out a challenge." - 2
An excessive concern with minor details or trivial matters.
"His pickiness regarding the project specifications delayed the team's progress."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'pickiness' is derived from the verb 'pick', which comes from the Old English 'piccan', meaning to 'peck' or 'choose'. The suffix '-ness' is used to form nouns indicating a state or condition, originating from Old English '-nes'. The evolution of the word reflects a shift from a physical action to a more abstract quality of being selective or particular.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pickiness" is said worldwide
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Sélectivité
Transliteration: se-lek-ti-vi-te
"Sa sélectivité en matière de nourriture complique les repas."
Wählerischkeit
Transliteration: Vä-lä-rish-kite
"Seine Wählerischkeit beim Essen macht das Ausgehen schwierig."
Selettività
Transliteration: se-let-ti-vi-ta
"La sua selettività riguardo al cibo rende difficile mangiare fuori."
Exigencia
Transliteration: ek-si-hen-sia
"Su exigencia con la comida hace que salir a cenar sea complicado."
Exigência
Transliteration: e-zi-jen-ci-a
"A exigência dela em relação à comida torna difícil sair para jantar."
चुनाविता
Transliteration: chunavita
"खाने के प्रति उसकी चुनाविता बाहर खाने में मुश्किलें पैदा करती है।"
挑剔
Transliteration: tiāo tì
"她对食物的挑剔让外出就餐变得困难。"
까다로움
Transliteration: kkadaro-um
"음식에 대한 그녀의 까다로움은 외식하기 어렵게 만듭니다."
選り好み
Transliteration: erikonori
"彼女の食べ物に対する選り好みは外食を難しくします。"
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