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# fussiness

noun (fussiness — usually uncountable)

«fussiness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being hard to please, especially about food, clothes or how things are done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#m1)
2. Worrying too much about small details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#m2)
3. Having too much decoration, so something looks busy and fiddly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «fussiness» usually means fussy eating, refusing foods. In stories it shows a character who is picky or anxious about small things. In art and design it criticises too many decorations. Phrases: fussiness about food, a fussy eater, without fussiness.

### Examples

- My little brother's fussiness about food drives Mum mad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x1)
- The cat's fussiness means it only eats one brand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x2)
- Her fussiness about tidy desks helps our group stay organised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x3)
- The teacher said the poster had too much fussiness and needed fewer colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x4)
- Dad's fussiness over the car makes him wash it every Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x5)
- Fussiness at dinner can mean missing out on new tastes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x6)
- Grandpa laughs at his own fussiness about the remote control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «his fussiness», not «a fussiness». Made from «fussy» (y → i + -ness). Similar words: pickiness, being choosy. It is not always bad: careful fussiness can stop mistakes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fussiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fussiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fussiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fussiness.html) on Mova free.