painstakingness
Thorough attention quality
Painstakingness is the quality of being painstaking—that is, taking great care and effort over every detail of a task.
The word emphasizes thoroughness and diligence carried to an extreme degree: The painstakingness of her research was evident in every footnote.
It's an unwieldy noun that writers often avoid in favor of simpler alternatives like care, meticulousness, or thoroughness, but it survives when the emphasis falls squarely on laborious attention to detail.
Careful moral precision
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
- exactingnessDemanding nature
- perfectionismCompulsive pursuit of flawlessness
fussiness · finickiness · particularity · carefulness · preciseness · attention to detail · thoroughness · nitpicking
Careful attention to duty
- assiduityPersistent, careful effort
- industriousnessHabitual hard work
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
steadfastness · tenacity · commitment · persistence · work ethic · application · attentiveness · devotion
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
grind · hard work · drudgery · sweat · slog · travail · strain · concentration
State of being complete
- comprehensivenessState of being complete
- completenessState of being whole
- methodicalnessSystematic, deliberate thoroughness
- rigorousnessDemanding exactness and precision
elaborateness · extensiveness · minuteness · in-depth analysis · scrupulosity · leaving no stone unturned
scrupulousness
Careful moral precision
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
- punctiliousnessStrict attention to detail
- exactingnessDemanding nature
perfectionism · fussiness · finickiness · particularity · carefulness · preciseness · attention to detail · thoroughness · nitpicking · pedantry
conscientiousness
Careful attention to duty
- assiduityPersistent, careful effort
- industriousnessHabitual hard work
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
dedication · steadfastness · tenacity · commitment · persistence · work ethic · application · attentiveness · devotion · sedulousness
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
struggle · grind · hard work · drudgery · sweat · slog · travail · strain · concentration · intensity
exhaustiveness
State of being complete
- comprehensivenessState of being complete
- completenessState of being whole
- methodicalnessSystematic, deliberate thoroughness
rigorousness · elaborateness · extensiveness · minuteness · in-depth analysis · scrupulosity · leaving no stone unturned
painstakingnesssloppiness
Lack of neatness
carelessness · negligence · haphazardness · slipshod · shoddiness
painstakingnesslaziness
Unwillingness to exert oneself
negligence · indolence · half-heartedness · laxness · casualness
pain, painful, stake, pains, painless, pained, stakes, painstaking, staked