conscientious
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ʃiˈɛn adjective
1.
controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; governed by conscience; principled: a conscientious judge.
2.
careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous: conscientious application to the work at hand.
Origin:
1605–15; < Medieval Latin conscientiōsus, equivalent to Latin conscienti(a) conscience + -ōsus -ous
1605–15; < Medieval Latin conscientiōsus, equivalent to Latin conscienti(a) conscience + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
hy·per·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
hy·per·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
hy·per·con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
non·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
non·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
non·con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
o·ver·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
o·ver·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
o·ver·con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
qua·si-con·sci·en·tious, adjective
qua·si-con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
un·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
un·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
un·con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | involving or taking great care; painstaking; diligent |
| 2. | governed by or done according to conscience |
| consci'entiously | |
| —adv | |
| consci'entiousness | |
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Word Origin & History
conscientious
1610s, from Fr. conscientieux (16c.), from M.L. conscientiosus, from conscientia (see conscience). Related: Conscientiously (1660); conscientiousness (1630s).
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Example sentences
Most people would say they are environmentally conscientious.
Employees need to be informed and conscientious health care consumers.
Some are conscientious professionals who help provide research cadavers.
These two couples are good, conscientious people, undone by the complexity of their lives.
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