Meaning & use

Preciseness

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The quality of being exact, accurate, and clearly defined.

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The surgeon's preciseness during the operation reassured the entire team.

Editors value preciseness of language over vague generalities.

A note on using this word

Largely interchangeable with 'precision,' though 'preciseness' is somewhat less common in everyday speech.

Words with a similar meaning

precisionexactness

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Words with an opposite meaning

vaguenessimprecision

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