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Meaning of "assiduous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASSIDUOUS

From Latin assiduus sitting down to (something), from assidēre to sit beside, from sedēre to sit.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSIDUOUS

assiduous  [əˈsɪdjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSIDUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assiduous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ASSIDUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

assiduous

Diligence

Diligence is steadfast application, assiduousness and industry; the virtue of hard work. It is one of the seven heavenly virtues. Diligent behaviour is indicative of a work ethic; a belief that work is good in itself.

Definition of assiduous in the English dictionary

The definition of assiduous in the dictionary is hard-working; persevering. Other definition of assiduous is undertaken with perseverance and care.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSIDUOUS


ambiguous
æmˈbɪɡjʊəs
arduous
ˈɑːdjʊəs
carduus
ˈkɑːdjʊəs
conspicuous
kənˈspɪkjʊəs
contiguous
kənˈtɪɡjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
deciduous
dɪˈsɪdjʊəs
discontinuous
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs
indeciduous
ˌɪndɪˈsɪdjʊəs
innocuous
ɪˈnɒkjʊəs
promiscuous
prəˈmɪskjʊəs
residuous
rɪˈzɪdjʊəs
sensuous
ˈsɛnsjʊəs
strenuous
ˈstrɛnjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tenuous
ˈtɛnjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unambiguous
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs
viduous
ˈvɪdjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSIDUOUS

assibilate
assibilation
assiduities
assiduity
assiduously
assiduousness
assiege
assiento
assign
assignability
assignable
assignably
assignat
assignation
assignee
assigner
assignment
assignor
assimilability
assimilable

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSIDUOUS

congruous
contemptuous
discontiguous
disingenuous
dividuous
impetuous
incestuous
incongruous
inconspicuous
mellifluous
noncontiguous
perspicuous
presumptuous
sinuous
superfluous
tempestuous
tortuous
unctuous
vacuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of assiduous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASSIDUOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «assiduous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of assiduous

Translation of «assiduous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSIDUOUS

Find out the translation of assiduous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assiduous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assiduous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孜孜不倦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asiduo
570 millions of speakers

English

assiduous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिश्रमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجتهد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усердным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assíduo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্যোগী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assidu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berani
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gewissenhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

勤勉な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근면 성실한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assiduous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuyên cần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசியப்படுத்துவதில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिश्रमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gayretli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assiduo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pracowity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старанним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asiduă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιμελής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volhardend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

idoga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ebullience
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assiduous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIDUOUS»

The term «assiduous» is normally little used and occupies the 112.628 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIDUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «assiduous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «assiduous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assiduous

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2 QUOTES WITH «ASSIDUOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word assiduous.
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William Hurt
Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.
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Eugenio Montale
Man cannot produce a single work without the assistance of the slow, assiduous, corrosive worm of thought.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSIDUOUS»

Discover the use of assiduous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assiduous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English; ...
(dig) Assiduous, attentive, cautious ; exact, accurate. Dichlynion ymadrawdd, the niceties of language. Dichlynaidd, a. (dichlyn) Disposed to be assiduous, or attentive ; apt to be cautions. Dichlynawl, a. (dichlyn) Of an assiduous nature.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... inactivity, idleness, inertness, passiveness, supine- ness (see corresponding adjectives at INACTIVE) busy, industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied in work or in accomplishing a purpose or intention.
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'assets n /»/ the total property, money '•(, of a person, company etc : The company is in financial trouble because its debts are greater than its assets. assiduous [a' sidjuas, (Amer) -d3u-] adj (formal) 1 hard-working: He is a most assiduous ...
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Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words to Make You Sound Intelligent
13 assiduous /(ə-sij'ō ̄ō-əs)/ adjective 1 Constant; unremitting: applied to actions. 2 Constant in application; attentive; devoted: as, a person assiduous in his occupation; an assiduous physician or nurse. Examples: In the cities of Jerumenha ...
Wordnik, Angela Tung, 2011
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
ACTIVE, DILIGENT, INDUSTRIOUS, ASSIDUOUS, LABORIOUS. ACTIVE, from the verb to act, implies a propensity to act, to be doing something without regard to the nature of the object. DILIGENT, in French diligent, Latin diligent, participle of ...
George Crabb, 1818
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
ACTIVE, DILIGENT, INDUSTRIOUS, ASSIDUOUS, LABORIOUS. ACTIVE, from the verb to act, implies a propensity to act, to be doing something without regard to Ihe nature of the object. DILIGENT, in French diligent, Latin diligens, participle of ...
George Crabb, 1846
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
Assiduous. Industrious. Laborious. Sedulous. The Diligent man (Pr. diligent) is he who gives sustained attention to any matter which admits of perseverance and interest. This may be a matter of habit with things in general, or with some one ...
‎1871
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English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
SEDULOUS, DILIGENT, ASSIDUOUS. Sedulous, from the Latin sedulus and sedeo, signifies sitting close to a thing; diligent, 0. Active, dil'%ent; assiduous, 0. Active, diligent. he idea of application is expressed by these epithets, but sedulous is ...
George Crabb, 1826
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A Breath of Springtime: An Autobiography
ASSIDUOUS. Assiduous, I love that word! Strangest one I've everheard, I looked to see what that word meant, One meaning was, “be diligent”, Persistent, constant ,can itbe Assiduous, could that mean me? I'm constant, I'm a constant creature ...
Helen M. Morris, 2003
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English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...
ACTIVE, DILIGENT, INDUSTRIOUS, ASSIDUOUS, LABOR-IOUSACTIVE, from the verb to act, implies a Propensity to act, to be doing something without regard to the nature of the obiect. DILIOENT, in French diligent, Latin diligens, participle of ...
George Crabb, 1824

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSIDUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assiduous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Clarke has evolved into a captain Australia has finally …
If a tight fitness deadline was a strategy to keep him from the squad, he confounded it with assiduous recovery work. Although his on-field ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
History: Horses, shooting drew visitors to Palm Springs
As reported by the Palm Springs News in 1938, the Headquarters even caught the "assiduous attention of Errol Flynn." It also hosted an annual ... «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
3
The Export-Import Bank: Do not resuscitate
Those of the assiduous left would have you believe that the prospective demise of the U.S. Export-Import Bank is the brainchild of “the far right” ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
4
10000 celebrate SG50 with thanksgiving mass
You have worked with us in the Government to manage delicate inter-religious issues, you have been assiduous in building up personal links ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Sino-Indian Trade Flow Can't be Raised Sans Cooperation in …
It is clear that acting at the behest of Islamabad, China wants to thwart New Delhi's assiduous bid to bring about closure the tediously long ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Jeremy Corbyn: full story of the lefty candidate the Tories would love …
An assiduous campaigner on behalf of the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six, he put up bail for Paul Hill, a constituent and one of the victims ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Greater Manchester Police took three months to interview suspect …
... sexual exploitation, but of all cases involving vulnerable victims, those involving children deserve the most assiduous and urgent attention.”. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
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We must resist camp politics
The success of the Revolution and the ensuing benefits thereof can only be discussed in a sharper perspective of the strong and assiduous ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
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Nico Rosberg: 'With a good weekend at Silverstone, I can beat …
While Hamilton famously wears his heart on his sleeve, the assiduous Rosberg is likely to tell you that he carries his behind his sternum and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Canada Day: Eileen Battersby's guide to Canada's best writers
At times her questing, provocative intelligence and assiduous research overpower her fiction. Even so, for all her cleverness, Atwood displays a ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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