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conscientious

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English

Etymology

From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
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Adjective

conscientious (comparative more conscientious, superlative most conscientious)

  1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
    He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.
  2. Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).
    Synonym: faithful
    The advice of wise and conscientious people.

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