| NOUN | attribute | painstakingness, conscientiousness | the trait of being painstaking and careful |
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| Meaning | The trait of being painstaking and careful. | |
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| Synonym | conscientiousness | |
| Narrower | diligence | conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task |
| meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness | strict attention to minute details | |
| strictness, stringency | conscientious attention to rules and details | |
| thoroughness | conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task | |
| Broader | carefulness | The quality of being careful and painstaking |
| Opposite | unconscientiousness | The trait of not being painstaking or careful |
| Spanish | escrupulosidad | |
| Adjectives | painstaking | characterized by extreme / extreme care and great effort |
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