different between conscientious vs assertive

English

Etymology

From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin c?nscienti?sus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?n?i??n??s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?n?i??n??s/

Adjective

conscientious (comparative more conscientious, superlative most conscientious)

1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.

2. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

Antonyms

• capricious
• impulsive

Derived terms

• conscientiously
• conscientiousness
• conscientious objector

Related terms

• conscience

Translations

Further reading

• conscientious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• conscientious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “vigilance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From assert +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s?t?v/

Adjective

assertive (comparative more assertive, superlative most assertive)

1. Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

Derived terms

• assertiveness

Translations

Anagrams

• sevirates

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.s??.tiv/
• Homophone: assertives

Adjective

assertive

1. feminine singular of assertif

German

Adjective

assertive

1. inflection of assertiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

assertive

1. feminine plural of assertivo

Anagrams

• asservite, resisteva, tesseravi