The difference between Laborious and Painstaking
When used as adjectives, laborious means requiring much physical effort, whereas painstaking means carefully attentive to details.
Painstaking is also noun with the meaning: the application of careful and attentive effort.
check bellow for the other definitions of Laborious and Painstaking
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Laborious as an adjective:
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
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Laborious as an adjective:
Mentally difficult; painstaking.
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Laborious as an adjective:
Industrious.
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Painstaking as an adjective:
Carefully attentive to details; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
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Painstaking as a noun:
The application of careful and attentive effort.