Synonyms: word-splitting, hairsplitting
Definition: making too fine distinctions of little importance
Usage: they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
Similar words: differentiation, distinction
Definition: a discrimination between things as different and distinct
Usage: it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
Synonyms: finespun, hairsplitting
Definition: developed in excessively fine detail
Usage: finespun distinctions
Similar words: precise
Definition: sharply exact or accurate or delimited
Usage: a precise mind; specified a precise amount; arrived at the precise moment