n., pl. -nies.

1. A close, careful examination or study.
2. Close observation; surveillance.

[Middle English scrutinie, taking of a formal vote, from Latin scrūtinium, inquiry, search, from scrūtārī, to search, examine, from scrūta, trash.]

noun

1. The act of examining carefully: check, checkup, examination, inspection, perusal, study, view. Informal going-over. See investigate.
2. The act of observing, often for an extended time: observance, observation, watch. See awareness/unawareness, see/not see.

n

Definition: examination
Antonyms: cursory look, glance

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IN BRIEF: Examination, study.

Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny. —  French proverb.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nøje undersøgelse, granskning, eftersyn, ransagelse, prøvelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
nauwkeurig onderzoek, inspectie

Français (French)
n. - examen minutieux/attentif, investigation/recherche minutieuse, (Pol) vérification minutieuse (des bulletins de vote)

Deutsch (German)
n. - musternder Blick, Prüfung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξονυχιστική έρευνα/εξέταση, αυστηρός έλεγχος

Italiano (Italian)
scrutinio, esame minuzioso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - exame minucioso (m), inquirição pormenorizada (f), vigilância (f)

Русский (Russian)
внимательное изучение, тщательное исследование, проверка правильности подсчета избирательных бюллетеней

Español (Spanish)
n. - escrutinio, recuento, examen

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - noggrann undersökning, granskning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
细看, 监视, 仔细检查

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 細看, 監視, 仔細檢查

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (면밀한) 조사, 빤히 쳐다보기, 투표 검사

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 綿密な調査, 吟味, じろじろ見ること, 監視, 投票の再検査

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تفحص, تدقيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בדיקה קפדנית, בחינה יסודית, ספירה חוזרת של קולות‬

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