Definition
The quality or state of being acceptable to one's conscience; the degree to which something aligns with moral principles.
Etymology
From 'conscionable' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. This creates an abstract noun describing the quality itself rather than just the adjective describing something.
Kelly Says
This word is almost never used in modern English, making it a linguistic ghost—a word that exists in the dictionary but has been replaced by simpler terms like 'fairness' or 'morality,' showing how languages naturally prune rare words.
Translations
ARالعربية
إحساس بالضمير
iḥsās bi-l-ḍamir
BNবাংলা
সচেতনতা
so-chet-na-ta
CACatalà
consciència
kon-sye-en-sia
CSČeština
svédomí
s-ve-do-mee
DEDeutsch
Gewissenhaftigkeit
ge-vish-en-ha-f-ti-keit
ELΕλληνικά
ευθυνότητα
ef-thi-no-ta
ESEspañol
concienciabilidad
kon-thee-en-see-ah-bi-li-dad
FISuomi
oikeamielisyys
oi-kea-mie-li-syys
FRFrançais
conscienciosité
kon-sye-n-sye-o-te
GUGU
સંવેદનશીલતા
san-ve-dan-sheel-ta
HUMagyar
szívesség
s-eev-es-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesadaran
ke-sa-da-ran
ITItaliano
coscienza
koh-szee-n-tza
MSBahasa Melayu
kesedaran
ke-se-da-ran
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်း
seet-kawng
NLNederlands
geconsciencieerd
ge-kon-schie-n-see-erd
PLPolski
czuciowość
chut-sio-vo-vsch
PTPortuguês
consciência
kon-sye-en-sa
RORomână
constiinta
kon-s-tee-n-ta
RUРусский
совестие
so-ve-st-ee
SVSvenska
samvets
sam-vets
SWKiswahili
ufahamu
u-fa-ha-mu
TAதமிழ்
சான்றாக
sa-an-ra-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
సమజ్ఞ
sa-ma-j-nya
THไทย
จริยธรรม
chri-ya-tham
TRTürkçe
vicdanlılık
vi-cdan-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
свідомість
s-vee-do-m-ist
VITiếng Việt
tư lương
tu-luong
ZUZU
ucabanga
oo-ca-ban-ga