sedulousness

9.9

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

noun
/ˈsɛdʒələsnəs/

Formal

: diligencia

Her sedulousness in preparing for the exam ensured that she understood every detail of the material.

Examples

The artist's sedulousness in perfecting his craft earned him many accolades and a devoted following.
In addition, the general culture praised industriousness and sedulousness, and children's work implemented and imprinted these central values.

Academic text (1995)
With great sedulousness, the scientist conducted her experiments to guarantee accurate results.

Synonyms

diligence

vssedulousness

62 4.1

Careful, steady work that helps you reach a goal

adds a continual focus on small details to that persistence

conscientiousness

vssedulousness

3 7.6

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

places stronger weight on continuous attention to detail than general responsibility

fastidiousness

vssedulousness

1 8.2

Careful attention to small details and to how things look

keeps constant diligence but is less about taste and more about persistence

meticulousness

vssedulousness

1 7.5

A quality of being very careful about small details

includes that precision but adds continual persistent effort as well

dutifulness

vssedulousness

1 5.2

Carefully doing the duties you are expected to do

is centered on steady attention to details rather than duty alone

assiduity

vssedulousness

Formal

1 8.8

A careful and constant way of working that keeps attention on a task

stresses unbroken diligence plus detailed attentiveness rather than general effort

scrupulousness

vssedulousness

1 7.7

Careful attention to doing what is right and to small details

leans more to constant diligent attention rather than moral correctness

punctiliousness

vssedulousness

Formal

1 9.9

Careful attention to small details and correct behavior

focuses more broadly on steady diligence and attention to detail

assiduousness

vssedulousness

1 8.7

Careful, steady work and attention to a task

emphasizes constant diligence especially focused on fine details

methodicalness

vssedulousness

1 6.8

Being careful to do things in an orderly way

is more about constant, detailed attention than about system or order

sedulity

vssedulousness

Formal

1 9.9

Careful, steady work and attention over a long time

is the more common term for that same constant careful attention

painstakingness

vssedulousness

7.8

Being very careful and doing every small part of a job well

highlights ongoing diligence combined with attention to fine detail rather than only thoroughness

meticulosity

vssedulousness

9.5

Being very careful about small details

is similar but also stresses constant, sustained diligence

exactingness

vssedulousness

9.1

A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details

is about ongoing careful attention rather than imposing demands on others

Antonyms

indifference

66 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

carelessness

17 2.8

Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents

How Diligent

assiduity

Formal

1 8.8

sedulousness

Formal

9.9

diligence

62 4.1

laxness

1 6.8

neglect

94 3.5

Surface Forms

sedulousness singular

sedulousnesses plural

Morphology

sedulousness = sedulous (transparent) = sedulous + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'sedulous' using the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Sedulousness comes from the Latin word sedulus, which means 'careful' or 'diligent'. So sedulousness is the quality of steady, careful work and close attention to detail.