exactnessn.

Brit.

/ᵻɡˈzak(t)nəs/,

/ɛɡˈzak(t)nəs/, U.S.

/ɪɡˈzæk(t)nəs/,

/ɛɡˈzæk(t)nəs/

Etymology: < exact adj.¹ + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being exact.

†1. Consummate skill; perfection of workmanship, high finish; elaborateness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfection of finish

exactness1564

exquisiteness1599

finish1801

1564 N. Haward in tr. Eutropius Briefe Chron. To Rdr. sig. B.ii That worthy orator apperceived that Tully should in processe of time bereft y^e Gretians of theyr exactnesse in all sciences.

1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 592 Young men, who gave offence to every body by..the exactnesse of their hair.

1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. iii. 121 How fleeting, and of how short Duration is Beauty and Exactness of Feature.

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 610 For curious Painting, rich Altars, and exactness of Architecture incomparable.

1697 Countess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 123 He went to walk in his Gardens, whose exactness yields in nothing to ours.

†2. Of laws, rules, observances: Strictness, rigour. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [noun] > rigour or severity of rules, judgement, or discipline

smarthead?a1400

rigour1426

strictness1602

exactness1631

severity1660

1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 82 They observed their Festivals with severe exactnesse from all worke.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 34 If thou knewest the exactnesse of the Law, and thine owne weaknesse.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron (ed. 2) I. iv. xxiii. 260 Doth any one find fault with the Exactness of Geometrical Rules?

1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick p. xviii Observe..the greatest Exactness in your Regimen.

3. Of processes, results, methods, statements, etc.: Minute accuracy, precision.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun]

nicetya1393

curiosityc1400

suretya1500

justness1533

preciseness1569

accurateness1611

punctuality1620

punctualness1620

mathematicality1641

accuracy1644

expressness1645

exactness1646

veracity1666

niceness1678

correctness1684

criticalness1693

precision1698

punctuosity1733

definitude1836

minutia1849

definition1866

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. vii. 197 We made triall in Scales of good exactnesse .

1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. v. 58 Other Wounds..require not such exactness in the dressing.

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 435 At Sea..the Meridian is not so easie to be found to any tolerable exactness.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. Introd. p. iv Persons..who require things to be stated with greater Exactness than our Faculties appear to admit of.

1747 G. Berkeley Tar-water in Plague in Wks. (1871) III. 487 These [medicines] require an exactness in the dose, where a small error may produce a great mischief.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 47 A plan of the old church, representing with sufficient exactness its state at Charlemagne's coronation.

1876 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches I. ii. v. 263 This very absence of scientific exactness..constituted in Roman eyes a principal charm of Cicero's compositions.

a. Minute attention to detail; carefulness, accuracy. In plural. Instances of the same.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail

chariness1571

minuteness1640

exactness1645

particularity1669

nicety1711

exactitude1735

narrowness1817

particularness1859

scrupulousness1863

detail1868

scrupulosity1879

meticulosity1887

meticulousness1909

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A4 The industry, the exactnesse, the labour in it, confess'd to be more then ordnary.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §16 With the same exactness hee goes through all the parts of the body.

1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 5 Aug. (1965) I. 251 I shall follow your orders with great..exactness.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. lii. 318 Has Lady G. dated? No, I protest! We women are above such little exactnesses.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. iii. 112 He reviewed, with exactness, the late behaviour of the Marchesa.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 463 He had..that sort of exactness which would have made him a respectable antiquary.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 29 Every writer who aims at exactness has to begin with definitions.

†b. Of personal habits: Regularity, punctuality. Of deportment, dress, etc.: Preciseness, formal propriety. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety

seemlihead?a1366

honestya1398

comeliness1440

seemlihoodc1440

seemlityc1440

semblessea1500

seemliness1548

decentness1561

decorum?1571

handsomeness1595

civility1612

decency1682

exactness1683

elegance1686

propriety1753

thing1791

bienseancea1797

convenances1831

decorousness1834

the becoming1842

correctnessa1859

good (also bad) form1868

properness1873

correctitude1893

the done thing1917

1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 4 A certain exactness in all our words and expressions.

1689 Bp. G. Burnet Tracts I. 8 A mixture of a French openness and an Italian exactness.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 423. ⁋2 An unaffected Exactness in his Dress and Manner.

1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family I. 167 Six o'clock is our hour: you know my exactness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	exactness
释义	exactnessn. Brit. /ᵻɡˈzak(t)nəs/, /ɛɡˈzak(t)nəs/, U.S. /ɪɡˈzæk(t)nəs/, /ɛɡˈzæk(t)nəs/ Etymology: < exact adj.¹ + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being exact. †1. Consummate skill; perfection of workmanship, high finish; elaborateness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > perfection of finish exactness1564 exquisiteness1599 finish1801 1564 N. Haward in tr. Eutropius Briefe Chron. To Rdr. sig. B.ii That worthy orator apperceived that Tully should in processe of time bereft y^e Gretians of theyr exactnesse in all sciences. 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 592 Young men, who gave offence to every body by..the exactnesse of their hair. 1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. iii. 121 How fleeting, and of how short Duration is Beauty and Exactness of Feature. 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 610 For curious Painting, rich Altars, and exactness of Architecture incomparable. 1697 Countess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 123 He went to walk in his Gardens, whose exactness yields in nothing to ours. †2. Of laws, rules, observances: Strictness, rigour. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [noun] > rigour or severity of rules, judgement, or discipline smarthead?a1400 rigour1426 strictness1602 exactness1631 severity1660 1631 R. Byfield Doctr. Sabbath Vindicated 82 They observed their Festivals with severe exactnesse from all worke. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 34 If thou knewest the exactnesse of the Law, and thine owne weaknesse. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron (ed. 2) I. iv. xxiii. 260 Doth any one find fault with the Exactness of Geometrical Rules? 1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick p. xviii Observe..the greatest Exactness in your Regimen. 3. Of processes, results, methods, statements, etc.: Minute accuracy, precision. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > [noun] nicetya1393 curiosityc1400 suretya1500 justness1533 preciseness1569 accurateness1611 punctuality1620 punctualness1620 mathematicality1641 accuracy1644 expressness1645 exactness1646 veracity1666 niceness1678 correctness1684 criticalness1693 precision1698 punctuosity1733 definitude1836 minutia1849 definition1866 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. vii. 197 We made triall in Scales of good exactnesse . View more context for this quotation 1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid ii. v. 58 Other Wounds..require not such exactness in the dressing. 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 435 At Sea..the Meridian is not so easie to be found to any tolerable exactness. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. Introd. p. iv Persons..who require things to be stated with greater Exactness than our Faculties appear to admit of. 1747 G. Berkeley Tar-water in Plague in Wks. (1871) III. 487 These [medicines] require an exactness in the dose, where a small error may produce a great mischief. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 47 A plan of the old church, representing with sufficient exactness its state at Charlemagne's coronation. 1876 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches I. ii. v. 263 This very absence of scientific exactness..constituted in Roman eyes a principal charm of Cicero's compositions. 4. a. Minute attention to detail; carefulness, accuracy. In plural. Instances of the same. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > scrupulous care or attention to detail chariness1571 minuteness1640 exactness1645 particularity1669 nicety1711 exactitude1735 narrowness1817 particularness1859 scrupulousness1863 detail1868 scrupulosity1879 meticulosity1887 meticulousness1909 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon To Parl. sig. A4 The industry, the exactnesse, the labour in it, confess'd to be more then ordnary. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §16 With the same exactness hee goes through all the parts of the body. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 5 Aug. (1965) I. 251 I shall follow your orders with great..exactness. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. lii. 318 Has Lady G. dated? No, I protest! We women are above such little exactnesses. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. iii. 112 He reviewed, with exactness, the late behaviour of the Marchesa. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 463 He had..that sort of exactness which would have made him a respectable antiquary. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 29 Every writer who aims at exactness has to begin with definitions. †b. Of personal habits: Regularity, punctuality. Of deportment, dress, etc.: Preciseness, formal propriety. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety seemlihead?a1366 honestya1398 comeliness1440 seemlihoodc1440 seemlityc1440 semblessea1500 seemliness1548 decentness1561 decorum?1571 handsomeness1595 civility1612 decency1682 exactness1683 elegance1686 propriety1753 thing1791 bienseancea1797 convenances1831 decorousness1834 the becoming1842 correctnessa1859 good (also bad) form1868 properness1873 correctitude1893 the done thing1917 1683 D. A. Whole Art Converse 4 A certain exactness in all our words and expressions. 1689 Bp. G. Burnet Tracts I. 8 A mixture of a French openness and an Italian exactness. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 423. ⁋2 An unaffected Exactness in his Dress and Manner. 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family I. 167 Six o'clock is our hour: you know my exactness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1564
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