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conscientiousness

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con·sci·en·tious  (knsh-nshs)
adj.
1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
2. Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations.

[Obsolete French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cnscientisus, from Latin cnscientia, conscience; see conscience.]

consci·entious·ly adv.
consci·entious·ness n.
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Noun1.conscientiousness - the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience
conscience - conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"
religiousness - the quality of being extremely conscientious; "his care in observing the rules of good health amounted to a kind of religiousness"
unconscientiousness - the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience
2.conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful
carefulness - the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"
meticulosity, meticulousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness - strict attention to minute details
thoroughness - conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
diligence - conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
strictness, stringency - conscientious attention to rules and details
unconscientiousness - the trait of not being painstaking or careful
Translations
conscientiousness [ˌkɒnʃɪˈenʃəsnɪs] Ndiligencia f, escrupulosidad f
conscientiousness
nGewissenhaftigkeit f; (= sense of duty)Pflichtbewusstsein nt, → Pflichtgefühl nt
conscientiousness [ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəsnɪs] ncoscienziosità
conscientiousness [ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəsnɪs] ncoscienziosità


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In spite of the scrupulous conscientiousness with which Sergey Ivanovitch verified the correctness of the critic's arguments, he did not for a minute stop to ponder over the faults and mistakes which were ridiculed; but unconsciously he began immediately trying to recall every detail of his meeting and conversation with the author of the article.
D'Artagnan did reflect, and resolved to thrash Planchet provisionally; which he did with the conscientiousness that D'Artagnan carried into everything.
The Lord never made either year face or head for X---- What good can your bumps of ideality, comparison, self-esteem, conscientiousness, do you here?
 
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