conscientious

(kŏn'shē-ĕn'shəs)
adj.

1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
2. Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations.

[Obsolete French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, from Latin cōnscientia, conscience. See conscience.]

conscientiously con'sci·en'tious·ly adv.
conscientiousness con'sci·en'tious·ness n.

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adj

Definition: moral, upright
Antonyms: corrupt, dishonest, immoral, unjust, vulgar

adj

Definition: thorough, careful
Antonyms: careless, inexact, irresponsible, uncareful, unconscientious, unscrupulous

IN BRIEF: To act in a honest and careful manner.

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. — James Polk (1795 - 1849) Eleventh United States President

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For a list of words related to conscientious, see:

• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned
• Good, Sincere, Honest, or Just
• Helpful, Positive, Responsible, or Nice

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - samvittighedsfuld

idioms:

• conscientious objector    militærnægter af samvittighedsgrunde

Nederlands (Dutch)
consciëntieus

Français (French)
adj. - consciencieux

idioms:

• conscientious objector    objecteur de conscience

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewissenhaft, pflichtbewußt

idioms:

• conscientious objector    Kriegsdienstverweigerer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευσυνείδητος, (μτφ.) φιλότιμος

idioms:

• conscientious objector    αντιρρησίας συνειδήσεως

Italiano (Italian)
coscienzioso, scrupoloso

idioms:

• conscientious objector    obiettore di coscienza

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - consciencioso

idioms:

• conscientious objector    pessoa (f) que se recusa a combater em guerra por motivos religiosos ou morais

Русский (Russian)
сознательный, добросовестный

idioms:

• conscientious objector    отказывающееся от воинской повинности по рел./другим прич.

Español (Spanish)
adj. - concienzudo, escrupuloso, meticuloso

idioms:

• conscientious objector    objetor de conciencia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - samvetsgrann, plikttrogen, hederlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有责任心的, 本着良心的, 负责的

idioms:

• conscientious objector    拒服兵役的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有責任心的, 本著良心的, 負責的

idioms:

• conscientious objector    拒服兵役的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 양심적인, 근직한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 良心的な, 誠実な, 念入りな

idioms:

• conscientious objector    良心的兵役拒否者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذو ضمير حي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רציני, מסור, מצפוני‬

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