painstakingness
English edit
Etymology edit
painstaking + -ness
Noun edit
painstakingness (uncountable)
- The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.[1]
- 1993, Joseph Heller, Adam Sorkin, Conversations with Joseph Heller[1], →ISBN, page xii:
- The painstakingness of Heller the craftsman comes through most strongly in these descriptions of the hard work he puts into his novels.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.