CONSCIENTIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of being painstaking and careful

Synonyms:

conscientiousness; painstakingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("conscientiousness" is a kind of...):

carefulness (the quality of being careful and painstaking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conscientiousness"):

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)

Antonym:

unconscientiousness (the trait of not being painstaking or careful)

Derivation:

conscientious (characterized by extreme care and great effort)

Meaning:

The quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("conscientiousness" is a kind of...):

conscience (conformity to one's own sense of right conduct)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conscientiousness"):

religiousness (the quality of being extremely conscientious)

Antonym:

unconscientiousness (the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience)

Derivation:

conscientious (guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong)