ˈpainstakingness
[f. painstaking a. + -ness.]
The fact or habit of taking pains; assiduous effort.
| 1927 Sunday Express 19 June 19/3 The sportingness of owners, the painstakingness of trainers, and the brilliance of jockeys. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 May 366/3 His dicta are analysed by the author with the same painstakingness. |