Conscientiousness vs Thorough - What's the difference?
conscientiousness | thorough |
The state or characteristic of being conscientious.
painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail
utter; complete; absolute
(obsolete) Through.
* , II.xii:
* 1599 , , V. i. 109:
(UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
As nouns the difference between conscientiousness and thorough
is that conscientiousness is the state or characteristic of being conscientious while thorough is a furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.As an adjective thorough is
painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.As a preposition thorough is
through.conscientiousness
English
(wikipedia conscientiousness)Noun
(-)thorough
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Alternative forms
* thoroAdjective
(en adjective)- The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father of two in police custody.
- He is the most thorough worker I have ever seen.
- The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before it will be inhabitable.
- It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy.
Derived terms
* thoroughbred * thoroughgoing * thoroughlyEtymology 2
A disyllabic form of (etyl) .Preposition
(English prepositions)- Ye might haue seene the frothy billowes fry / Vnder the ship, as thorough them she went [...].
- You are contented to be led in triumph / Thorough the streets of Rome?
Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)