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[ dil -i-juh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdɪl ɪ dʒənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking: a diligent search of the files.
Origin of diligent First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin dīligent- (stem of dīligēns ), present participle of dīligere “to choose, like,” equivalent to dī- di-2 + -ligere (combining form of legere “to choose, read”); see -ent
SYNONYMS FOR diligent 1 industrious, assiduous, sedulous.
2 indefatigable, untiring, tireless, unremitting.
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synonym study for diligent 1 . See busy.
OTHER WORDS FROM diligent dil·i·gent·ly, adverb dil·i·gent·ness, noun non·dil·i·gent, adjective o·ver·dil·i·gent, adjective
o·ver·dil·i·gent·ness, noun pre·dil·i·gent, adjective un·dil·i·gent, adjective
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A diligent immigration commission with an appropriation to spend has little time to listen to Joseph.
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Did they deride men for being too diligent , for the pleasing of God and saving of their souls?
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British Dictionary definitions for diligent adjective careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties
carried out with care and perseverance diligent work
Derived forms of diligent diligently , adverb Word Origin for diligent C14: from Old French, from Latin dīligere to value, from dis- apart + legere to read
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