Definition
Requiring careful attention to detail and a lot of hard work; done slowly and carefully to make sure it's exactly right.
Etymology
From 'pain' meaning 'effort or trouble' combined with 'taking,' literally meaning 'taking pains' or 'going to the trouble.' This phrase compound emerged in the 1600s to describe meticulous work.
Kelly Says
The word 'painstaking' is etymologically the opposite of the modern phrase 'no pain, no gain'—it literally means the pain is worth it because you're taking time to do something right, not rushing through discomfort.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَقَنّ
mu-ta-qan
CACatalà
minuciosa
mee-noo-see-o-sa
CSČeština
pečlivý
pech-lee-vee
DADansk
omhyggelig
om-hygge-lig
DEDeutsch
aufmerksam
owf-mar-tik-t
ELΕλληνικά
μεθόδιος
meh-tho-dee-os
ESEspañol
meticuloso
meh-tee-koo-lo-so
FISuomi
huolellinen
hwo-leh-li-nen
FRFrançais
soigneux
swahn-yuh
HIहिन्दी
धैर्यवान
dhai-ryavaan
HUMagyar
szorgalmas
s-zor-gah-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
teliti
teh-lee-tee
ITItaliano
meticoloso
meh-tee-koh-lo-so
MRMR
काळजीपूर्वक
kaal-jee-poor-vak
MSBahasa Melayu
teliti
teh-lee-tee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Tropfen
ky drop-pin
NLNederlands
gedetailleerd
geh-deh-tay-leerd
PLPolski
staranny
sta-ran-nee
PTPortuguês
minucioso
mee-noo-see-o-so
RORomână
cu grijă
koo gree-ya
RUРусский
внимательный
vnima-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
noggrann
noh-gran
SWKiswahili
maalum
mah-a-loom
TAதமிழ்
வட்டாரம்
vattaaram
THไทย
ละเอียด
ree-aow-wan
UKУкраїнська
докладна
do-klav-na
VITiếng Việt
cẩn thận
can sen