conscientiousness

ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəsnəs

Definition

Definition of conscientiousness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

thoroughnessquality of being thorough and careful

Her conscientiousness at work earned her a promotion..

diligence

meticulousness

duty awarenessattitude of taking one's duties seriously

His conscientiousness about deadlines is commendable..

diligence

meticulousness

thoroughness

morality

Rare

the quality of acting according to one's conscience

Rare

His conscientiousness prevented him from lying.

honesty

integrity

principle

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Origin of conscientiousness

Latin, conscientia (knowledge) + -ous (full of)

Terms with conscientiousness included in their meaning

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scrupulously

adv.

ethics

with extreme conscientiousness and precision

thoroughness

diligence

conscientiousness in performing tasks fully

Examples of conscientiousness in a sentence

Conscientiousness is key to her meticulous research.
Her conscientiousness in her studies earned her top grades.
The team's success is due to their conscientiousness.
Her conscientiousness earned her the trust of her peers.
Conscientiousness guided his decision to volunteer.

View all translations of conscientiousness

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French:minutie, conscience professionnelle, ...
German:Gewissenhaftigkeit, Pflichtbewusstsein, ...
Italian:diligenza, scrupolosità, ...
Spanish:esmero, conciencia, ...
Portuguese:conscienciosidade, consciência, ...
Chinese:尽责性, 敬业精神, ...
Japanese:良心的, 責任感, ...
Arabic:اِجْتِهاد, ضَمِيرٌ حَيٌّ, ...
Hebrew:מִצְפּוּנִיּוּת, מִצְפּוֹנִיּוּת, ...
Russian:добросовестность, сознательность, ...
Ukrainian:сумлінність, свідомість, ...
Hindi:कर्मठता, कर्तव्यनिष्ठा, ...
Bengali:যত্নশীলতা, কর্তব্যপরায়ণতা, ...
Catalan:meticulositat, responsabilitat, ...
Czech:svědomitost, zodpovědnost, ...
Danish:omhyggelighed, pligtopfyldenhed, ...
Dutch:nauwgezetheid, plichtsbesef, ...
Greek:επιμέλεια, υπευθυνότητα, ...
Hungarian:alaposság, kötelességtudat, ...
Khmer:ភាពម៉ត់ចត់, ស្មារតីទទួលខុសត្រូវ, ...
Korean:성실함, 책임감, ...
Persian:دقت, تعهد, ...
Polish:sumienność, obowiązkowość, ...
Portuguese (BR):conscienciosidade, consciência, ...
Romanian:conștiinciozitate, dedicație față de datorie, ...
Swedish:samvetsgrannhet, pliktkänsla, ...
Thai:ความรอบคอบ, ความสำนึกในหน้าที่, ...
Turkish:titizlik, sorumluluk bilinci, ...
Vietnamese:tính cẩn trọng, tinh thần trách nhiệm, ...

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