meticulousness

noun

me·​tic·​u·​lous·​ness

: the quality of being meticulous

dressed with almost stiff meticulousness

—Harriet La Barre

this meticulousness which prevents fields of knowledge from spilling over into each other

—Dallas Finn

the artist's meticulousness, that fine intuitive eye for detail and relevance and comparisons

—Times Literary Supplement

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