conscientious
adjective
governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled.
conscientiousness
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a word derived from
conscientious.
Example Sentences
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DiFiore introduced me to the “Ocean” model, which splits people into five main personality types: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Participants provided DNA samples and completed questionnaires designed to measure the Big Five personality traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The program’s official goal sounds noble: “To develop in children the need for self-cultivation of such moral qualities as honor, conscientiousness, responsibility.”
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2025
But all it takes is a few explosive examples to banish truth from conscientiousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
They were more accurate at measuring conscientiousness, and they were much more accurate at predicting both the students’ emotional stability and their openness to new experiences.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
