
[Middle English, exact, from Old French precis, condensed, precisely fixed, from Latin praecīsus, past participle of praecīdere, to shorten : prae-, pre- + caedere, to cut.]
preciseness pre·cise'ness n.| precipitate, precipitous, preciosity, preciousness, precedence, precedent | |
| predicate, predominantly, predominately, prefer |
adjective
Definition: exact, accurate
Antonyms: ambiguous, false, imprecise, inaccurate, inexact, questionable
adj
Definition: meticulous, fastidious
Antonyms: careless, imprecise, inaccurate, loose, negligent, slipshod
We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed.
— James Boswell (1740-1795)
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - præcis, korrekt
Nederlands (Dutch)
precies, nauwkeurig, secuur, juist
Français (French)
adj. - précis, méticuleux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - präzise, genau
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακριβής, επακριβής, ορισμένος, συγκεκριμένος, ακριβολόγος, τυπικός, λεπτολόγος
Italiano (Italian)
preciso, esatto
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - preciso, exato
Русский (Russian)
точный, верный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - preciso, exacto, puntual
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - exakt, bestämd, petig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
精确的, 明白的, 严谨的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 精確的, 明白的, 嚴謹的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 正確な, 精密な, ちょうどの, 寸分違わぬ, 厳格な
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מדוייק, דייקן, נוקדן
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