Meaning

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

    He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

    gewissenhaft

    добросо́вестныйdobrosóvestnyj, созна́тельныйsoznátelʹnyj, че́стныйčéstnyj

    сумлі́ннийsumlínnyj, добросо́віснийdobrosóvisnyj

  2. 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).

    The advice of wise and conscientious people.

    Gewissens-, dem Gewissen verpflichtet, auf dem Gewissen beruhend

    сумлі́ннийsumlínnyj, добросо́віснийdobrosóvisnyj

    guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong

Examples

62 sentences
  1. I'm a conscientious objector.

    Я відмовник за ідейними міркуваннями.

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  2. Tom used to be conscientious.

    Том раніше був добросовісний.

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  3. Tom was conscientious.

    Том був притомний.

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  4. You're very conscientious.

    Ти дуже сумлінний.

    deDu bist sehr gewissenhaft.

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  5. I'm very conscientious.

    Я дуже сумлінний.

    deIch bin sehr gewissenhaft.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
thorough, careful, or vigilant:
Русский
By meaning 1
thorough, careful, or vigilant:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
thorough, careful, or vigilant:
influenced by conscience:

Origin

From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivale

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

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Forms

more conscientious, most conscientious

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • a conscientious objector
  • conscientious objector
  • as conscientious as
  • be as conscientious
  • is a conscientious

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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