hairsplitting
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae.
Etymology
Compound from English hair + English splitting.
Origin
English
splitting
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hairgate English
- asshair English
- atrichia English
- atrichic English
- ballhair English
- bluehair English
- camelshair English
- cathair English
- crosshair English
- dehair English
- dehairer English
- doghair English
- earsplitting English
- goathair English
- goatshair English
- hair English
- hair dryer English
- hair pipe English
- hairball English
- hairband English
- hairbird English
- hairbow English
- hairbreadth English
- hairbrush English
- haircalf English
- haircap English
- haircare English
- hairclip English
- haircloth English
- haircoat English
- haircolor English
- haircut English
- haircutter English
- haircutting English
- hairdo English
- hairdon't English
- hairdress English
- hairdresser English
- hairdressing English
- hairdryer English
- haired English
- hairen English
- hairful English
- hairgrass English
- hairgrip English
- hairist English
- hairless English
- hairlift English
- hairlike English
- hairline English
- hairlock English
- hairlore English
- hairmageddon English
- hairnet English
- hairpiece English
- hairpin English
- hairplay English
- hairpluck English
- hairpuller English
- hairpulling English
- hairsbreadth English
- hairshaft English
- hairshirt English
- hairslide English
- hairsplit English
- hairsplitter English
- hairspring English
- hairstreak English
- hairstring English
- hairstyle English
- hairstyler English
- hairstyling English
- hairstylist English
- hairswidth English
- hairtail English
- hairwashing English
- hairwear English
- hairwork English
- hairworm English
- hairy English
- headhair English
- horsehair English
- longhair English
- macrohair English
- maidenhair English
- manhair English
- nanohair English
- netherhair English
- nonhair English
- overhair English
- rehair English
- shorthair English
- sidesplitting English
- splitting English
- splittingly English
- underhair English
- unhair English
- unhairing English
- wirehair English
- Haar German
- ヘア Japanese
- her Middle English
- haro Esperanto
- eya Torres Strait Creole
- hyar Nigerian Pidgin
- hair
- hairy
- hairen
- rehair
- dehair
- hairdo
- haired
- unhair
- hairpin
- haircap
- hairnet
- hairist
- haircut
- nonhair
- cathair
- hairful
- doghair
- asshair
- hairbow
- manhair
- hairband
- hairgrip
- hairtail
- atrichia
- ballhair
- longhair
- hairworm
- hairwear
- haircalf
- haircoat
- goathair
- headhair
- hairwork
- bluehair
- hairball
- hairplay
- hairless
- hairline
- hairlock
- hairlore
- hairclip
- nanohair
- hairbird
- hairlift
- overhair
- Hairgate
- haircare
- hairlike
- wirehair
- atrichic
- dehairer
- underhair
- hairbrush
- haircolor
- unhairing
- hairpluck
- hairsplit
- hairdon't
- hairslide
- hairpiece
- splitting
- macrohair
- hairdryer
- hairshirt
- hairshaft
- crosshair
- hair pipe
- haircloth
- hairstyle
- horsehair
- goatshair
- shorthair
- hairgrass
- hairdress
- maidenhair
- hairspring
- camelshair
- hairstreak
- hairstring
- hairswidth
- haircutter
- netherhair
- hair dryer
- hairstyler
- hairpuller
- hairstylist
- hairpulling
- hairwashing
- hairbreadth
- splittingly
- hairdresser
- hairstyling
- haircutting
- hairdressing
- hairsbreadth
- hairsplitter
- earsplitting
- hairmageddon
- sidesplitting