conscientious
pronunciation
How to pronounce conscientious in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs]
How to pronounce conscientious in American English:
US [ˌkɑːnʃiˈenʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by extreme care and great effort
- guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
Word Origin
- conscientious (adj.)
- 1610s, from Middle French conscientieux (16c.; Modern French consciencieux), from Medieval Latin conscientiosus, from conscientia (see conscience). Related: Conscientiously; conscientiousness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Twitter works well for extrovert and conscientious individual politicians .
- 2. There are three reasons conscientious people tend to stay healthier and live longer .
- 3. When finances are tight , we need to be creative and conscientious with our expenses .
- 4. So be conscientious about the ideas that you focus on in order to optimize these two valuable resources .
- 5. Those who were more outgoing and conscientious were more likely to continue to play .