Finickiness: meaning, definitions and examples

Use this word to describe someone who is excessively concerned with minor details or quality, often to a fault.

• Her finickiness made it difficult for her to find suitable restaurants
• The finickiness of the artist is evident in every brushstroke

Commonly used to refer to someone who is very selective, especially with food or choices, often seen as a minor inconvenience.

• He's a picky eater and only likes plain pasta
• The client was picky about the project details, requiring several revisions

Suitable for describing someone who is hard to please and overly particular about small things, carrying a slightly negative connotation.

• The toddler is fussy about his food and won't eat anything green
• She is so fussy about her living space that even a book out of place bothers her

This word is used for someone who is very attentive to detail and is concerned with cleanliness and precision.

• He is fastidious about his appearance, always making sure his clothes are perfectly pressed
• Fastidious editors catch even the smallest errors