painstaking

Meanings

• adjective

  Performed with great care and attention to detail; laborious and requiring much time and effort.

  - "The painter worked painstakingly on the intricate details of the portrait."
  - "The scientist's painstaking research led to a groundbreaking discovery."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with painstaking
painstaking , aaking , waking , shaking , making , faking , baking , breaking , taking , making , shaking , waking , aking , forsaking , awaking , paking , faking , remaking

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Variants

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painstaking , painstakingly , painstakings

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Etymology

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From Middle English, from paenstaken, past participle of peinen 'to torment, afflict, or grieve', from Old English pēnian 'to punish'. The sense development is from causing physical pain to taking great care.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'painstaking' contains the word 'pain', which is a hint to its meaning.

2. The longest painstakingly hand-painted mural in the world is the 'Aurangabad Cave Paintings' in India, which covers an area of over 10,000 square feet.

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Related Concepts

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1. Meticulous: A synonym for painstaking, meaning performed with great attention to detail and care.

2. Laborious: A synonym for painstaking, meaning requiring great effort and time.

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Culture

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In literature, painstaking is often used to describe characters or situations that require great care and attention to detail. For example, in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch is described as painstakingly preparing his defense for Tom Robinson, demonstrating his dedication and commitment to justice.

How to Memorize "painstaking"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'painstaking' written out in front of you. Imagine the 'i' in 'pain' being long and drawn out, and the 'a' in 'staking' being stretched out like a rope. Picture the word as a series of small, careful steps.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'painstaking' with the image of a craftsman carefully creating a piece of art, or a scientist meticulously conducting an experiment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally' (PEMDAS) to remember the order of mathematical operations. The 'S' in PEMDAS stands for 'Subtracting', which can be remembered as 'Slow and Painstaking'.

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