Canadian English Meaning of hairsplitting

Hairsplitting

Other Canadian English words related to Hairsplitting

synonyms

• delicate
• exact
• good
• subtle
• minute
• finespun
• meticulous
• nice
• petty
• refined
• trivial
• nuanced
• demanding
• demanding
• fussy
• finicky
• finicky
• frivolous
• fussy
• Hairline
• Inconsequential
• insignificant
• insignificant
• negligible
• particular
• picky
• piddling
• quibbling
• trivial
• nitpicking

antonyms

• obvious
• Wide
• clear
• Rough
• evident
• Inexact
• obvious
• plain
• rough
• unambiguous
• unequivocal
• careless
• clear-cut
• reckless
• Indefinite
• obvious
• open-and-shut
• palpable
• patent
• clear
• transparent
• unmistakable
• careless
• slapdash
• slipshod
• sloppy

Definitions and Meaning of hairsplitting in English

Wordnet

hairsplitting (n)

making too fine distinctions of little importance

Wordnet

hairsplitting (s)

developed in excessively fine detail

Webster

hairsplitting (a.)

Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

Webster

hairsplitting (n.)

The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.

FAQs About the word hairsplitting

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word hairsplitting

Hairsplitting

What is the English meaning of the word Hairsplitting

making too fine distinctions of little importance, developed in excessively fine detailMaking excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle., Th

What are the synonyms of the word Hairsplitting

delicate,exact,good,subtle,minute,finespun,meticulous,nice,petty,refined

What are the antonyms of the word Hairsplitting

obvious,Wide,clear,Rough,evident,Inexact,obvious,plain,rough,unambiguous