consciencieux
French
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French conscientieux.[1] By surface analysis, conscience + -eux.[2]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editconsciencieux (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.