Definitions of Scrutiny [ˈskrut n i]

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Definition of 'Scrutiny'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) scrutiny
a searching examination; minute inquiry.

2. scrutiny
continuous surveillance.

3. scrutiny
a close and searching look.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L scrūtinium the action of searching, of scrutinizing, der. of scrūtārī to search)

Definition of 'Scrutiny'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) examination, scrutiny
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

2. (noun) scrutiny
a prolonged intense look

Definition of 'Scrutiny'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Scrutiny
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation

2. (noun) Scrutiny
an examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day

3. (noun) Scrutiny
a ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written

4. (noun) Scrutiny
an examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll

5. (verb) Scrutiny
to scrutinize

Translation of 'Scrutiny'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: careful, detailed examination or inspection Famous people live their lives under continuous public scrutiny.
Afrikaans: inspeksie	Arabic: تَفَحُّص	Bulgarian: внимателно разглеждане
Brazilian: fiscalização	Czech: bedlivá pozornost	German: prüfender Blick
Danish: granskning	Greek: εξονυχιστικός έλεγχος, σχ	Spanish: examen detallado, escruti
Estonian: järelevalve	Farsi: بررسي دقيق	Finnish: tutkimus
French: examen minutieux	Hebrew: בְּדִיקָה מדוּקדֶקֶּת	Hindi: सूक्ष्म परीक्षण
Croatian: pomno ispitivanje	Hungarian: alapos megvizsgálás	Indonesian: pengamatan
Icelandic: nákvæm athugun/rannsókn	Italian: (esame minuzioso)	Japanese: せんさく
Korean: 정밀 조사	Lithuanian: stebėjimas, tyrimas	Latvian: ciešs skatiens; rūpīga vē
Malay: penelitian	Dutch: nauwkeurig toezicht	Norwegian: gransking, saumfaring
Polish: dokładne badanie, baczna	Persian: بررسي دقيق	Pashto: په ځير كتنه، ځير كيدنه،كر
Portuguese: fiscalização	Romanian: examinare minuţioasă	Russian: внимательное изучение
Slovak: dohľad, skúmavý pohľad	Slovenian: natančen pregled	Serbian: detaljan pregled
Swedish: noggrann undersökning, nä	Thai: การพิจารณาอย่างละเอียดถี่	Turkish: dikkatli inceleme
Taiwanese: 仔細檢查(或檢視)	Ukrainian: дослідження; перевірка пр	Urdu: تنقیدی نظر
Vietnamese: sự nghiên cứu kĩ lưỡng	Chinese: 仔细检查
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