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Perfectionism vs Fastidiousness - What's the difference?

perfectionism | fastidiousness |

As nouns the difference between perfectionism and fastidiousness

is that perfectionism is a dislike for anything less than perfection while fastidiousness is the quality of being fastidious.

perfectionism

English

(wikipedia perfectionism)

Noun

(-)
  • A dislike for anything less than perfection
  • A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism

    fastidiousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being fastidious
  • *1974 , Graham Greene, The Honorary Consul , Pocket Books, New York, page 30
  • *:A sense of fastidiousness made the doctor choose the left side, near the door, when he slept in it himself with Clara.