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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ [UK], /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-conscientious.ogg Forms: more conscientious [comparative], most conscientious [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|conscientieux}} Middle French conscientieux, {{der|en|ML.|cōnscientiōsus}} Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, {{suf|en|conscient|ous}} conscient + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} conscientious (comparative more conscientious, superlative most conscientious)
  1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking. Translations (thorough, careful, or vigilant): εὐσυνείδητος (eusuneídētos) (Ancient Greek), добросъвестен (dobrosǎvesten) (Bulgarian), 认真的 (Chinese Mandarin), 投入的 (Chinese Mandarin), svědomitý (Czech), samvittighedsfuld (Danish), pligtopfyldende (Danish), consciëntieus (Dutch), nauwgezet (Dutch), plichtsbewust (Dutch), zorgvuldig (Dutch), konscienca (Esperanto), tunnollinen (Finnish), tunnontarkka (Finnish), consciencieux (French), gewissenhaft (German), ευσυνείδητος (efsyneíditos) (Greek), lelkiismeretes (Hungarian), samviskusamur (Icelandic), coscienzioso (Italian), pius (Latin), apzinīgi (Latvian), urupū (Maori), samvittighetsfull (Norwegian Bokmål), samvitsfull (Norwegian Nynorsk), باوجدان (bâvojdân) (Persian), وظیفهشناس (vazife-šenâs) (Persian), skrupulatny (Polish), sumienny (Polish), consciencioso (Portuguese), conștiincios (Romanian), добросо́вестный (dobrosóvestnyj) (Russian), созна́тельный (soznátelʹnyj) (Russian), че́стный (čéstnyj) (Russian), са́вестан [Cyrillic, Ekavian] (Serbo-Croatian), са́вјестан [Cyrillic, Ijekavian] (Serbo-Croatian), sávestan [Ekavian, Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), sávjestan [Ijekavian, Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), concienzudo (Spanish), samvetsgrann (Swedish), plikttrogen (Swedish), сумлі́нний (sumlínnyj) (Ukrainian), добросо́вісний (dobrosóvisnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  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). Categories (topical): Personality Translations (influenced by conscience): consciëntieus (Dutch), gewetensvol (Dutch), Gewissens- (German), dem Gewissen verpflichtet (German), auf dem Gewissen beruhend (German), samvittighetsfull (Norwegian Bokmål), samvitsfull (Norwegian Nynorsk), samvetsöm (Swedish), сумлі́нний (sumlínnyj) (Ukrainian), добросо́вісний (dobrosóvisnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-conscientious-en-adj-F-KiSnZv Disambiguation of Personality: 18 82 Disambiguation of 'influenced by conscience': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conscientiously, conscientiousness, conscientious objection, conscientious objector, hyperconscientious, nonconscientious, overconscientious, ultraconscientious, unconscientious Related terms: conscience

Alternative forms

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      "word": "consciencioso"
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      "word": "conștiincios"
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      "word": "sávjestan"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "thorough, careful, or vigilant",
      "word": "concienzudo"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "thorough, careful, or vigilant",
      "word": "samvetsgrann"
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      "sense": "thorough, careful, or vigilant",
      "word": "plikttrogen"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "thorough, careful, or vigilant",
      "word": "сумлі́нний"
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      "word": "gewetensvol"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "influenced by conscience",
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      "sense": "influenced by conscience",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "influenced by conscience",
      "word": "samvetsöm"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "sumlínnyj",
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