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- Dictionaryconscientious/ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs/
adjective
- 1. wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly: "a conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously"
- 2. relating to a person's conscience: "the individual is denied even the opportunity to break the law on conscientious grounds"
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feeling a moral responsibility to do your work carefully and to be fair to others: She was a conscientious worker, and I’ll miss her. (Definition of conscientious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) conscientious | Business English.
The meaning of CONSCIENTIOUS is meticulous, careful. How to use conscientious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Conscientious.
If someone is conscientious, that person strives to do what's right and to carry out her duties. Conscientious people show care and put in a big effort. Being conscientious has to do with being careful, thoughtful, and decent.
uk / ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs / us. Add to word list. serious about your work and putting a lot of effort into doing it in a careful way: Greg Smith is a conscientious and dedicated worker who will be an asset to your company.
Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly. We are generally very conscientious about our work. [+ about] Virginia was still struggling to be a conscientious and dedicated mother. Synonyms: thorough, particular, careful, exact More Synonyms of conscientious.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective conscientious, one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of conscientious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONSCIENTIOUS meaning: very careful about doing what you are supposed to do concerned with doing something correctly.
Define conscientious: very careful about doing what you are supposed to do : concerned with doing something correctly—usage, synonyms, more.
1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice. 2. Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations. See Synonyms at diligent.
