scrutiny
[ skroot-n-ee ]
/ ˈskrut n i /
noun, plural scru·ti·nies.
a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
surveillance; close and continuous watching or guarding.
a close and searching look.
Origin of scrutiny
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
scrūtinium the action of searching, of scrutinizing, derivative of
scrūtārī to search
synonym study for scrutiny
1. See
examination.
historical usage of scrutiny
Scrutiny and its related words
scrutable and
scrutinize come from the Late Latin noun
scrūtinium “physical search (of a place) for something hidden.”
Scrūtinium is a derivative of the verb scrūtārī, having a verbal meaning corresponding to scrūtinium, but whose original meaning was “to sort through rags, junk, or trash” ( scrūta, a neuter plural noun, means “rubbish, trash”), which is very applicable to modern politics. And the earliest sense of scrutiny in English happens to be “the formal taking of votes.”
Scrūtinium is a derivative of the verb scrūtārī, having a verbal meaning corresponding to scrūtinium, but whose original meaning was “to sort through rags, junk, or trash” ( scrūta, a neuter plural noun, means “rubbish, trash”), which is very applicable to modern politics. And the earliest sense of scrutiny in English happens to be “the formal taking of votes.”
OTHER WORDS FROM scrutiny
non·scru·ti·ny, noun, plural non·scru·ti·nies. re·scru·ti·ny, noun, plural re·scru·ti·nies. self-scru·ti·ny, nounWords nearby scrutiny
scrupulous,
scrutable,
scrutator,
scrutineer,
scrutinize,
scrutiny,
scrutoire,
scry,
scs,
scsi,
scuba
British Dictionary definitions for rescrutiny
scrutiny
/ (ˈskruːtɪnɪ) /
noun plural -nies
close or minute examination
a searching look
- (in the early Christian Church) a formal testing that catechumens had to undergo before being baptized
- a similar examination of candidates for holy orders
Word Origin for scrutiny
C15: from Late Latin
scrūtinium an investigation, from
scrūtārī to search (originally referring to rag-and-bone men), from
scrūta rubbish