English Dictionary
Definition of “diligent”
diligent (ˈdɪlɪdʒənt
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Definitions
adjective
- careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties
- carried out with care and perseverance ⇒
diligent work
Alternative Forms
ˈdiligently adverb Word Origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin dīligere to value, from dis- apart + legere to read
Synonyms
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hard-working,
careful,
conscientious,
earnest,
active,
busy,
persistent,
attentive,
persevering,
tireless,
painstaking,
laborious,
industrious,
indefatigable,
studious,
assiduous,
swotty,
sedulous,
Usage examples
She made it her business to frighten off her most diligent pretenders with fits of arrogance or cool silences.
Adair, Tom (Intro), Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories (1993)And when this diligent deal-maker finds time to kill, he dresses up hedges and flower-beds too.
Business Today (1999)A AQIS spokesman said the risk could be controlled if customers were diligent in returning the baskets.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)I have been quite diligent about building up a pension fund.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)They stuck to a diligent rehearsal regime, eventually meeting at The Boardwalk's rehearsal room five nights a week.
John Harris, THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)
