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 industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
- Scientists are very diligent in their work.
Alternative forms[edit]
- deligent (archaic)
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:industrious
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
hard-working and focused
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Further reading[edit]
- diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- diligent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /di.liˈʒent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /di.liˈʒen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /di.liˈd͡ʒent/
Adjective[edit]
diligent (masculine and feminine plural diligents)
- diligent (performing with intense concentration)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “diligent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
diligent (feminine singular diligente, masculine plural diligents, feminine plural diligentes)
- diligent (performing with intense concentration)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “diligent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dīligent
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