en hairsplitting

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Related terms

  • sh sitničav (a) ➜
  • en hairsplitter (n) ➜
  • en argue ➜
  • en consider ➜
  • en detail ➜
  • en fine ➜
  • en minutiae ➜
  • en worry ➜
  • en split hairs ➜
  • fi hiuksenhalkominen (n) ➜
  • fi hiustenhalkaisu (n) ➜
  • fi hiustenhalkominen (n) ➜
  • fr chicanerie (n) ➜
  • ka პედანტიზმი (n) ➜
  • ka წვრილმანი (a) ➜
  • mk ситничав (a) ➜

Synonyms

  • en finespun (a, wn) ➜
  • en word-splitting (n, cognition) ➜
  • fi hiuksenhalkominen (n, cognition) ➜
  • fi pilkunviilaus (n, cognition) ➜

Derived from

  • en hair ➜
  • en splitting ➜

hairsplitting is a type of…

  • en differentiation (n, cognition) ➜

Word forms

  • en hairsplittings (n) ➜

Root words

  • en hairsplit ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 105757207-n
  • en.wiktionary.org hairsplitting
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