Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.

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  • noun The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.

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  • noun The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.

Etymologies

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accurate +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • The movie was very well put together, so much so, that I was astounded at the attention to little details and the accurateness of the shots.

    Watchmen: Director’s Cut » DVDs Worth Watching 2009

  • I have seen no commentary at all about the accurateness of those contents.

    "These memos I wrote were not for public consumption. They lack a certain polish." Said John Yoo. Ann Althouse 2009

  • Another fact has been mentioned to me, curious as showing the accurateness of his sensation of time.

    The Life of Charlotte Bronte 2002

  • One Scripture, in its own plainness and simplicity, will be of more use for the end I aim at than twenty scholastical arguments, pressed with never so much accurateness and subtilty.

    The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966

  • He that would look further back, and acquaint himself with the several opinions of the antients, may consult Dr. Cudworth’s Intellectual System, wherein that very learned author hath with such accurateness and judgment collected and explained the opinions of the Greek philosophers, that what principles they built on, and what were the chief hypotheses that divided them, is better to be seen in him than any where else that I know.

    Some Thoughts Concerning Education. Sections 191-200 1909

  • "'The Federalist,' written principally by Hamilton, exhibits an extent and precision of information, a profundity of research, and an accurateness of understanding, which would have done honour to the most illustrious statesmen of ancient or modern times."

    The Conqueror Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton 1902

  • Questioned regarding her letter to the English before Orleans, she acknowledged the accurateness of the copy produced, with the exception of a slight mistake.

    Joan of Arc Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord, 1845-1916 1893

  • I was surprised at the accurateness of the copy, but undoubtedly their artistic ability is very high.

    Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887

  • Questioned regarding her letter to the English before Orleans, she acknowledged the accurateness of the copy produced, with the exception of a slight mistake.

    Joan of Arc Ronald Sutherland Gower 1880

  • Another fact has been mentioned to me, curious as showing the accurateness of his sensation of time.

    Life of Charlotte Bronte — Volume 2 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

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