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Nit vs Nitpicking - What's the difference?

nit | nitpicking |

As nouns the difference between nit and nitpicking

is that nit is the egg of a louse while nitpicking is the painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.

nit

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) nite, from (etyl) hnitu, from (etyl) )

Noun

(en noun)
  • The egg of a louse.
  • A young louse.
  • (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
  • A nitpicker.
  • A minor shortcoming.
    • Synonyms
    * dickies (Geordie)
    Derived terms
    * nit-picking

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A candela per square meter.

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    nitpicking

    English

    (wikipedia nitpicking)

    Alternative forms

    * nit-picking

    Noun

  • The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
  • (figuratively, by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.
  • :"Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." --

    • Related terms

    * nitpick * nitpicker * nitpicky