Painstakingness

Origin

painstaking + -ness

Full definition of painstakingness

Noun

1. The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• 1993, Joseph Heller and Adam Sorkin, Conversations with Joseph Heller , ISBN 9780878056354, p xii:The painstakingness of Heller the craftsman comes through most strongly in these descriptions of the hard work he puts into his novels.

Synonyms

• meticulousness, scrupulousness