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Metic vs Conscientious - What's the difference?

metic | conscientious |

As a noun metic

is in ancient greece, a resident alien who did not have citizen rights and who paid a tax for the right to live there.

As an adjective conscientious is

thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.

metic

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • In ancient Greece, a resident alien who did not have citizen rights and who paid a tax for the right to live there.
  • 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