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1. (n.) diligence
constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
2. diligence
the degree of care and caution expected of a person.
3. (n.) diligence
a stagecoach.
Etymology: (1735–45; short for F carosse de diligence speed coach)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) diligence
conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
2. (noun) diligence, industriousness, industry
persevering determination to perform a task
"his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
3. (noun) application, diligence
a diligent effort
"it is a job requiring serious application"
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1. (noun) diligence
the quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; -- the opposite of negligence
2. (noun) diligence
interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service
3. (noun) diligence
process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings
4. (noun) diligence
a four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France
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Sense: conscientious; hardworking
a diligent student.
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 Afrikaans: ywer |
 Arabic: إجْتِهاد |
 Bulgarian: прилежност |
 Brazilian: diligência |
 Czech: píle, pracovitost |
 German: der Fleiß |
 Danish: omhyggelighed; flid |
 Greek: επιμέλεια |
 Spanish: diligencia |
 Estonian: usinus |
 Farsi: کوشایی؛ پشت کار |
 Finnish: ahkeruus |
 French: application |
 Hebrew: חָרִיצוּת |
 Hindi: परिश्रम |
 Croatian: marljivost |
 Hungarian: szorgalom |
 Indonesian: kerajinan |
 Icelandic: iðni, ástundun |
 Italian: diligenza |
 Japanese: 勤勉 |
 Korean: 부지런함 |
 Lithuanian: stropumas |
 Latvian: čaklums; uzcītība; centīb |
 Malay: kerajinan |
 Dutch: ijver |
 Norwegian: flittighet, flid |
 Polish: pilność |
 Persian: کوشایی؛ پشت کار |
 Pashto: دكار په كولو پسى څارو او |
 Portuguese: diligência |
 Romanian: sârguinţă |
 Russian: прилежание |
 Slovak: usilovnosť |
 Slovenian: marljivost |
 Serbian: marljivost |
 Swedish: flit, uthållighet |
 Thai: ความขยันหมั่นเพียร |
 Turkish: çalışkanlık, gayret |
 Taiwanese: 勤奮 |
 Ukrainian: старанність, ретельність |
 Urdu: تندہی |
 Vietnamese: tính siêng năng |
 Chinese: 勤奋 |
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