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1. (adj.) diligent
constant and earnest in effort and application; attentive and persistent in doing something:
a diligent student.
2. diligent
done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking:
a diligent search.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< AF) < L dīligent-, s. of dīligēns, prp. of dīligere to choose, like)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) diligent, persevering
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. (adj) diligent
characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
"a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
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1. (adjective) diligent
hard-working and taking care to do sth correctly
a diligent worker; He worked diligently throughout the night.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) diligent
prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent
2. (adj) diligent
interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious
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Sense: conscientious; hardworking
a diligent student.
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 Afrikaans: ywerig |
 Arabic: مُجْتَهِد |
 Bulgarian: прилежен |
 Brazilian: diligente |
 Czech: pilný, pracovitý |
 German: emsig |
 Danish: omhyggelig; flittig |
 Greek: επιμελής, εργατικός |
 Spanish: diligente |
 Estonian: usin |
 Farsi: کوشا؛ ساعی |
 Finnish: ahkera |
 French: appliqué |
 Hebrew: חָרוּץ |
 Hindi: परिश्रमी |
 Croatian: marljiv, vrijedan |
 Hungarian: szorgalmas |
 Indonesian: rajin |
 Icelandic: iðinn |
 Italian: diligente |
 Japanese: 勤勉な |
 Korean: 부지런한 |
 Lithuanian: stropus |
 Latvian: čakls; uzcītīgs; centīgs |
 Malay: rajin |
 Dutch: ijverig |
 Norwegian: arbeidsom, flittig |
 Polish: pilny |
 Persian: کوشا؛ ساعی |
 Pashto: خوارى كښ، زيار كښ، دكار پ |
 Portuguese: diligente |
 Romanian: silitor |
 Russian: прилежный |
 Slovak: usilovný |
 Slovenian: marljiv |
 Serbian: marljiv |
 Swedish: flitig, arbetsam |
 Thai: ขยันหมั่นเพียร |
 Turkish: çalışkan, gayretli |
 Taiwanese: 勤奮的 |
 Ukrainian: старанний, ретельний |
 Urdu: محنتی |
 Vietnamese: siêng năng |
 Chinese: 勤奋的 |
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