Definition/Meaning of painstakingness

• English - Noun: painstakingness ( uncountable ) The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details . 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 ,…
• English - Etymology: painstaking +‎ -ness
• English - References: ^ Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed ., 1989.