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PAINSTAKINGNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does painstakingness mean?

• PAINSTAKINGNESS (noun)
The noun PAINSTAKINGNESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of being painstaking and careful

Familiarity information: PAINSTAKINGNESS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PAINSTAKINGNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The trait of being painstaking and careful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

painstakingness; conscientiousness

Hypernyms ("painstakingness" is a kind of...):

carefulness (the quality of being careful and painstaking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "painstakingness"):

meticulosity; meticulousness; punctiliousness; scrupulousness (strict attention to minute details)

thoroughness (conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task)

diligence (conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation)

strictness; stringency (conscientious attention to rules and details)

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