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conscientiousness

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What does conscientiousness mean?

noun

  1. The state or characteristic of being conscientious.

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And, underlying all, deeper than anything else, higher and broader, lay the strongest principle of her being—conscientiousness.
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203
The lack of conscientiousness is common to all ages, both sexes, and to all sorts and conditions of men.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
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The conscientiousness of the British officer is said to have incurred the displeasure of his commander, and that of his brother officers.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
I was personally acquainted with Inspector Daugaard-Jensen from former dealings with him, and knew that whatever he undertook would be performed with the greatest conscientiousness.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
He pressed on the preparations for his union, or rather reunion, with this pale creature in a dogged, unflinching spirit which did credit to his conscientiousness.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143