English → Latin
“preciseness” in Latin
dīligōto esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something); to set apart by choosing, to single (something) out, to cūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowmōrōsitāspeevishness, fretfulness, moroseness, gloom, ill-humor, moodiness, morosity; niceness, pedantry, over-scrupulousness, to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
preciseness
Accuracy, diligentia; cura.
Formality, mores rigidi; morositas: or use the adjective.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for preciseness?
- The usual Latin words for “preciseness” are dīligō, cūra, mōrōsitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.