CONSCIENTIOUS


Meaning of CONSCIENTIOUS in English

|känchē|enchəs also -änsē|- sometimes |kȯn- adjective

Etymology: French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin conscientiosus, from Latin conscientia conscience + -osus -ous — more at conscience

1. : governed by or made in accordance with the dictates of conscience : honest , scrupulous

a conscientious public servant

conscientious judgments

too conscientious to cultivate political arts that were repulsive to him — S.E.Morison & H.S.Commager

2. : marked by or done with exact or thoughtful attention : meticulous , careful

a very conscientious description of every feature — R.P.Warren

conscientious about justifying every phrase — Leslie Rees

a conscientious reader of newspapers — Willa Cather

Synonyms: see upright

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.