Conscientiousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conscientiousness \Con`sci*en"tious*ness\, n.
     The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to
     the dictates of conscience.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  conscientiousness
       n 1: the quality of being in accord with the dictates of
            conscience [ant: {unconscientiousness}]
       2: the trait of being painstaking and careful [syn: {painstakingness}]
          [ant: {unconscientiousness}]