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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgewissenhaft
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡəˈvɪsn̩haft/
"Sie ist eine gewissenhafte Arbeiterin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.
"She is a conscientious employee who always double-checks her reports." - 2
Relating to or done according to one's moral sense of right and wrong.
"He had a conscientious objection to military service."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'conscientia' meaning moral consciousness or knowledge, passing into French as 'consciencieux'. It entered English in the early 17th century, originally denoting someone governed by conscience, and evolved to describe meticulous diligence and thoroughness in work.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conscientious" is said worldwide
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consciencieux
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃.sø/
"C'est un employé consciencieux."
gewissenhaft
Transliteration: /ɡəˈvɪsn̩haft/
"Sie ist eine gewissenhafte Arbeiterin."
coszientioso
Transliteration: /kon.ʃenˈtjo.zo/
"È un professionista coszientioso."
conscenzudo
Transliteration: /kon.sjenˈsu.ðo/
"Es un trabajador muy conscenzudo."
consciencioso
Transliteration: /kõ.sjẽˈsi.u.zu/
"Ele é um aluno consciencioso."
कर्तव्यनिष्ठ
Transliteration: kartavyanisht
"वह एक कर्तव्यनिष्ठ कर्मचारी है।"
认真负责
Transliteration: rèn zhēn fù zé
"他是一个认真负责的员工。"
성실한
Transliteration: seongsilhan
"그는 매우 성실한 직원이다."
誠実な
Transliteration: seijitsu na
"彼女は誠実な仕事ぶりで知られている。"
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