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Noun [English]

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Etymology: Etymology tree English conscientious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English conscientiousness From conscientious + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|conscientious|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English conscientious Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English conscientiousness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inōną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "-ness", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dyé-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "conscientiousness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="conscientiousness"> From conscientious + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} conscientiousness (uncountable)
  1. The state or characteristic of being conscientious. Tags: uncountable Translations (state or characteristic of being conscientious): svědomitost [feminine] (Czech), samvittighedsfuldhed (Danish), pligtopfyldendehed (Danish), consciëntieusheid [feminine] (Dutch), nauwgezetheid [feminine] (Dutch), zorgvuldigheid [feminine] (Dutch), tunnollisuus (Finnish), tunnontarkkuus (Finnish), conscienciosité [feminine, rare] (French), Gewissenhaftigkeit [feminine] (German), lelkiismeretesség (Hungarian), samviskusemi [feminine] (Icelandic), coscienziosità [feminine] (Italian), कर्तव्यदक्षपणा (kartavyadakṣapṇā) [masculine] (Marathi), sumienność [feminine] (Polish), conscienciosidade [feminine] (Portuguese), conștiinciozitate [feminine] (Romanian), добросовестность (dobrosovestnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), са́весно̄ст [Cyrillic, Ekavian, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), са́вјесно̄ст [Cyrillic, Ijekavian, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sávesnōst [Ekavian, Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sávjesnōst [Ijekavian, Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), svedomitosť [feminine] (Slovak), véstnost [feminine] (Slovene), conciencia [feminine] (Spanish), samvetsgrannhet [common-gender] (Swedish), vicdanlılık (Turkish)
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