different between perfectionism vs conscientious

perfectionism

English

Etymology

perfection +? -ism

Noun

perfectionism (countable and uncountable, plural perfectionisms)

  1. An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
  2. (philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.

Related terms

  • perfectionist
  • perfectionistic

Translations

Anagrams

  • imperfections

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conscientious

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.

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