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