What does punctilio mean?
Definitions for punctilio
pʌŋkˈtɪl iˌoʊpunc·tilio
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Princeton's WordNet
punctilionoun
a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
punctilionoun
strict observance of formalities
Wiktionary
punctilionoun
A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Strictness in observance of formalities.
Etymology: puntiglio, or puntillo, diminutive from punctum point.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PUNCTILIOnoun
A small nicety of behaviour; a nice point of exactness.
Common people are much astonished, when they hear of those solemn contests which are made among the great, upon the punctilios of a publick ceremony. Addison.
Punctilio is out of doors, the moment a daughter clandestinely quits her father’s house. Clarissa.
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punctilio
Punctilio refers to a minor detail or a trivial point of conduct, behavior, or procedure, often observed in formal or ceremonial situations. It can also represent scrupulous or meticulous attention to the finer points or details in action or in law.
Webster Dictionary
Punctilionoun
a nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony
Etymology: [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See Point, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Punctilio
pungk-til′yo, n. a nice point in behaviour or ceremony: nicety in forms: exact observance of forms.—adj. Punctil′ious, attending to little points or matters: very nice or exact in behaviour or ceremony: exact or punctual to excess.—adv. Punctil′iously.—ns. Punctil′iousness; Punc′to (Shak.), the point, or a blow with it in fencing: a nice point of ceremony. [Sp. puntillo, dim. of punto, point—L. punctum, a point.]
Anagrams for punctilio »
unpolitic
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of punctilio in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of punctilio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of punctilio in a Sentence
a punctilio so sublime
Man is supreme lord and master Of his own ruin and disaster, Controls his fate, but nothing less In ordering his own happiness: For all his care and providence Is too feeble a defence To render it secure and certain Against the injuries of Fortune; And oft, in spite of all his wit, Is lost by one unlucky hit, And ruined with a circumstance, And mere punctilio of a chance.
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