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conscientious
What does conscientious mean?
conscientious (adjective): thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use conscientious in a sentence?
- He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce conscientious?
/ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does conscientious come from?
From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to conscientious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “conscientious” mean?
adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted
Not quite: that's what orthodox means.
thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking
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without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving
Not quite: that's what restless means.
of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Not quite: that's what hereditary means.
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