consciencieux
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French conscientieux.[1] By surface analysis, conscience + -eux.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
consciencieux (feminine consciencieuse, masculine plural consciencieux, feminine plural consciencieuses)
- conscientious, thorough
- Synonym: appliqué
References edit
- ^ “conscientious”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “consciencieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “consciencieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.