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Definition of Conscientiousness
1. Noun. The quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience.
Specialized synonyms: Religiousness
Derivative terms: Conscientious
Antonyms: Unconscientiousness
2. Noun. The trait of being painstaking and careful.
Generic synonyms: Carefulness
Specialized synonyms: Meticulosity, Meticulousness, Punctiliousness, Scrupulousness, Thoroughness, Diligence, Strictness, Stringency
Derivative terms: Conscientious, Painstaking
Antonyms: Unconscientiousness
Definition of Conscientiousness
1. n. The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.
Definition of Conscientiousness
1. Noun. The state or characteristic of being conscientious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conscientiousness
Literary usage of Conscientiousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ethics by John Dewey, James Hayden Tufts (1908)
"But under the titles of conscience and conscientiousness we preserve the meaning
which was attached to the term knowledge. It is not paradoxical to say that ..."
2. Heads and Faces, and how to Study Them: A Manual of Phrenology and by Nelson Sizer, Henry Shipman Drayton (1885)
"It is conscientiousness that impresses one with the feeling of duty, ...
conscientiousness. This organ is situated in the coronal region below and adjoining ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by ed Andrew Findlater, John Merry Ross (1868)
"Unregulated by conscientiousness and Intellect, Benevolence degenerates into
profusion ... conscientiousness not only curbs oar faculties when too powerful, ..."
4. Outlines of a Critical Theory of Ethics by John Dewey (1891)
"conscientiousness. conscientiousness is primarily the virtue of intelligence in
regard to conduct. That is to say, it is the formed habit of ..."
5. A New System of Phrenology by John Shertzer Hittell (1857)
"With large Combativeness and Destructiveness, it makes the self-reliant man, and
with large conscientiousness, in addition to those organs, ..."
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