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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “fastidious”

“fastidious” is pronounced /fæˈstɪdiəs/ (fa-STI-dee-uhs) in American English and /fastɪdiəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “stɪ”.
The sound

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fastidious

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fastɪdiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. fæfæ
  2. stɪstɪstress
  3. didi
  4. əsəs
IPA (American)
/fæˈstɪdiəs/
IPA (British)
/fastɪdiəs/
Respelling
fa-STI-dee-uhs
Syllables
4 — fæ-STꞮ-di-əs
Stress
Stress the second syllable: fæ-STꞮ-di-əs. “stɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/fæˈstɪdiəs/

British

/fastɪdiəs/

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Meaning

What “fastidious” means

  1. adjective

    giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness

    “a fastidious and incisive intellect”

  2. adjective

    having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

    “fastidious microorganisms”

Say it in a sentence

“He is fastidious about washing every brush after painting.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ffæshort ass×2ttɪshort iddɪəear

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Questions

“fastidious”, answered

How do you pronounce “fastidious”?

“fastidious” is pronounced /fæˈstɪdiəs/ (fa-STI-dee-uhs) in American English and /fastɪdiəs/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “stɪ”. Build it as fæ-STꞮ-di-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “fastidious” have?

4: fæ · stɪ · di · əs. The beat lands on the second, “stɪ”.

Is “fastidious” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /fæˈstɪdiəs/ (fa-STI-dee-uhs); British English says /fastɪdiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “fastidious” mean?

As an adjective: giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness For example: “a fastidious and incisive intellect” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “fastidious”?

Stress the second syllable: fæ-STꞮ-di-əs. “stɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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