punctiliousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

punctiliousness
    n 1: strict attention to minute details [syn: {meticulousness},
         {meticulosity}, {punctiliousness}, {scrupulousness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,
   Sp. puntilloso.]
   Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of
   behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in
   the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine
   laws." --Rogers. "Very punctilious copies of any letters."
   --The Nation.
   [1913 Webster]

         Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of
         common life.                             --I. Taylor.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. --
   {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]