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ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəntdili·gent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. diligent, perseveringadjective

    quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness

    "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"

  2. diligentadjective

    characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

    "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"

Wiktionary

  1. diligentadjective

    Performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.

  2. Etymology: From diligent, from diligent, from diligens, present participle of diligere, from di-, dis- + legere; see elect and select.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DILIGENTadjective

    Etymology: diligens, Latin.

    Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings. Prov. xxii. 29.

    And the judges shall make diligent inquisition. Deutr xix.

Wikipedia

  1. diligent

    Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is one of the seven heavenly virtues. It is indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself.

ChatGPT

  1. diligent

    Diligent refers to showing careful and consistent effort or work. A diligent person is characterized by perseverance, meticulousness, attentiveness, hardworking nature and a strong sense of responsibility. This word is often used in reference to tasks or jobs that require concentration, focus and persistence over time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Diligentadjective

    prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent

  2. Diligentadjective

    interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious

Wikidata

  1. Diligent

    Constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Diligent

    dil′i-jent, adj. steady and earnest in application: industrious.—n. Dil′igence, steady application: industry: (Scots law) a warrant to produce witnesses, books, &c., or a process by which persons or goods are attached: a French or continental stage-coach (also pronounced dē-lē-zhongs)—also Dill′y.—adv. Dil′igently. [Fr.,—diligens, -entis, pr.p. of L. diligĕre, to choose.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of diligent in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of diligent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of diligent in a Sentence

  1. The IOC:

    The city recognizes that the PPP contractor most likely has two primary objectives, maximize land value and deliver venue obligations at least cost, the city must be diligent in making sure the Games obligations are fully met.

  2. Denis Diderot:

    Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common.

  3. Deborah Fuller:

    The important thing in this massive experiment where we're dropping all masking and restrictions is we have to stay diligent in terms of monitoring of it and testing and be prepared to possibly reverse a lot of the relaxing of these restrictions, we can't let our guard down, because the message that people get when they say' we're lifting restrictions' is the pandemic is over. And it's not.

  4. Erik Cabetas:

    These guys are very diligent about not being caught.

  5. Peter Smithhisler:

    It's about the constant re-education of our membership, and we have to be diligent in addressing our community members, sharing with them our expectations, teaching them about our values and acceptable behaviors and holding individuals accountable when they stray from that.

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