Associations to the word «Conscientious»

Wiktionary

CONSCIENTIOUS, adjective. Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, noun. Someone who refuses to fight in an armed conflict because of religious or moral principles.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS, noun. Plural of conscientious objector

Dictionary definition

CONSCIENTIOUS, adjective. Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details".
CONSCIENTIOUS, adjective. Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.