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Conscientious vs Conscient - What's the difference?

conscientious | conscient |

As adjectives the difference between conscientious and conscient

is that conscientious is thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well while conscient is conscious.

conscientious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
    • He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

    Antonyms

    * capricious * impulsive

    Derived terms

    * conscientiously * conscientiousness * conscientious objector

    Related terms

    * conscience

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    conscient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • conscious
    • (Francis Bacon)
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