What does conscientiousness mean?
Conscientiousness means The state or characteristic of being conscientious..
Conscientiousness
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The state or characteristic of being conscientious..
Example Sentences
It is a terrible thing a Man should be put to Death for a Crime he is not Guilty of; yet so oddly Circumstances may meet in the infinite variety of Accidents, that it is possible it should come to pass, all the Wisdom that Judges, and Conscientiousness that Juries may be possess'd of, notwithstanding.
We come now to the greatest and noblest of the Moral Powers of Man; to that power which makes him quite a different order of being from any other that we know of, and which is the glory and crown of his existence:—his Conscientiousness.
It seems evident that those who have expressed the view that the following of personal inclination is sometimes morally better than conscientiousness are confusing this issue with another to which we must next give attention.
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What is a synonym for conscientiousness?
Common synonyms include painstakingness.
What is the opposite of conscientiousness?
Possible antonyms include unconscientiousness.
How do you use conscientiousness in a sentence?
It is a terrible thing a Man should be put to Death for a Crime he is not Guilty of; yet so oddly Circumstances may meet in the infinite variety of Accidents, that it is possible it should come to pass, all the Wisdom that Judges, and Conscientiousness that Juries may be possess'd of, notwithstanding.
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