diligent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin diligens (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of diligere (“to love, esteem much, literally to choose, select”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + legere (“to choose”); see elect and select.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)
- Performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:industrious
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Translations [edit]
performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard
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External links [edit]
- diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- diligent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
dīligent
- third-person plural future active indicative of dīligō