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painstakingness

painstakingness

7.8
Being very careful and doing every small part of a job well
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋnəs/
translation icon : meticulosidad
  • Her painstakingness ensured that every detail of the project was flawless.

Examples

  • The painstakingness of his research impressed even the most critical reviewers.

  • Without painstakingness, such high-quality results would not have been possible.

  • Her painstakingness in research impressed everyone.

  • The painstakingness of his work is commendable.

  • Her painstakingness ensured that every detail of the project was flawless.

  • The painstakingness of his research impressed even the most critical reviewers.

  • Without painstakingness, such high-quality results would not have been possible.

Synonyms

diligence
vspainstakingness
60 4.1

Careful, steady work that helps you reach a goal

highlights a higher level of care and exactness in work
thoroughness
vspainstakingness
8 5.3

Careful work that checks every detail

is more about extreme effort and very intense care
conscientiousness
vspainstakingness
3 7.6

Careful, responsible way of working that shows a person wants to do their work well

leans more on extreme careful effort than on moral duty
exactitude
vspainstakingness
  • Formal
2 8.4

Careful attention to small details that makes things correct

covers that precision but adds greater sustained effort and care
fastidiousness
vspainstakingness
1 8.2

Careful attention to small details and to how things look

is less about style and more about intense careful effort
meticulousness
vspainstakingness
1 7.5

A quality of being very careful about small details

places stronger emphasis on the intensity and thoroughness of effort
meticulosity
vspainstakingness
9.5

Being very careful about small details

stresses the overall extreme care and effort behind the precision
minuteness
vspainstakingness
  • Formal
7.0

Careful attention to very small details

is broader, highlighting intense careful effort beyond tiny details
sedulousness
vspainstakingness
  • Formal
9.9

Careful attention and steady effort that help someone do small things well

adds a stronger sense of extreme care and thoroughness
assiduousness
vspainstakingness
8.7

Careful, steady work and attention to a task

focuses more on the degree of carefulness and meticulous effort
scrupulousness
vspainstakingness
7.7

Careful attention to doing what is right and to small details

is more about extreme carefulness in work than moral correctness
methodicalness
vspainstakingness
6.8

Being careful to do things in an orderly way

emphasizes extreme careful and thorough effort rather than just order

Antonyms

carelessness
16 2.8

Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents

sloppiness
5 3.7

Careless, untidy behaviour that shows little attention to detail

How Thorough

painstakingness
7.8
thoroughness
8 5.3
carefulness
1 2.1

Surface Forms

painstakingness singular
painstakingnesses plural

Morphology

painstakingness = painstaking (transparent) = painstaking + ness

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'painstaking' indicating the quality of being extremely careful and thorough.

Etymology

Painstakingness comes from the phrase 'to take pains', where pain means 'trouble' or hard effort and taking means doing that effort carefully. So, painstakingness is the quality of doing a job with careful, very thorough effort.