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painstakingness

Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the trait of being painstaking and careful

Etymologies

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painstaking +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Preemptive Karma- which from its painstakingness looks far more authoritative than the nonsense emanating from Sound Politics or whoever they are.

    A site with REAL info on the WA Governor's issue Mumon 2005

  • Morgan's unflagging attention to meticulous detail establishes the old saw about genius being an infinite ability for painstakingness.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. meticulousness
  2. scrupulousness

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. carefulness

hyponyms (8)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. diligence
  2. meticulosity
  3. meticulousness
  4. punctiliousness
  5. scrupulousness
  6. strictness
  7. stringency
  8. thoroughness

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