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- US Pronunciation
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- [nohn ohb-stahn-te fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ fæˈstɪd i əs, fə-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nohn ohb-stahn-te fa-stid-ee-uh s, fuh-]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ fæˈstɪd i əs, fə-/
Definitions of non-fastidious word
- adjective non-fastidious excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater. 1
- adjective non-fastidious requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking. 1
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Origin of non-fastidious
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin fastīdiōsus squeamish, equivalent to fastīdi(um) lack of appetite, disgust, perhaps by syncope of *fastutīdium (fastu-, combining form of fastus pride, conceit + -tīdium combining form of taedium tedium) + -ōsus -ous
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Parts of speech for Non-fastidious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
non-fastidious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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