eigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anal adj Relating to or involving the anus.
- fastidious adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
- fussy adjective Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.
- innate adj Present from birth; natural rather than learned.
- own adj Belonging to a particular person; used to stress possession.
- particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
- pernickety adj Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
- proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
Senses
eigen is used for these senses in English:
- anal (psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
- fastidious Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
- in one's own right As a consequence of one's own skill, qualification or status, rather than that of another.
- own Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
- particular (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- particular Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- proper Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]
anal — full definition
- adj Relating to or involving the anus.
- adj Excessively focused on neatness, order, or small details; fussy and controlling (informal, short for "anal-retentive").
fastidious — full definition
- adj Extremely careful about small details, especially cleanliness and order; hard to please.
- adj (biology) Needing very specific conditions or nutrients to grow, and therefore difficult to culture.