conscientious

CEFRC1

/ˌkɒn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Taking care to do things correctly and responsibly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    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).

Examples

  • Only the conscientious students came to the lecture.

  • I think Tom is conscientious.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.

More examples

In context

  • He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

  • The advice of wise and conscientious people.

  • Tom is quite conscientious, isn't he?

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The blank student double-checked every calculation before submitting the physics assignment.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience.