diligence

n.

1. Earnest and persistent application to an undertaking; steady effort; assiduity.
2. Attentive care; heedfulness.

dil·i·gence² (dĭl'ə-jəns, dē'lē-zhäNs')
n.
A large stagecoach.

[French, from (carrosse de) diligence, speed (coach), from Old French, diligence, from Latin dīligentia, from dīligēns, dīligent-, diligent. See diligent.]

noun

Steady attention and effort, as to one's occupation: application, assiduity, assiduousness, industriousness, industry, sedulousness. See industrious/lazy.

n

Definition: perseverance in carrying out action
Antonyms: inactivity, indifference, laziness, lethargy, neglect

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Vigilant activity; attentiveness; or care, of which there are infinite shades, from the slightest momentary thought to the most vigilant anxiety. Attentive and persistent in doing a thing; steadily applied; active; sedulous; laborious; unremitting; untiring. The attention and care required of a person in a given situation; the opposite of negligence.

There may be a high degree of diligence, a common degree of diligence, and a slight degree of diligence, with their corresponding degrees of negligence. Common or ordinary diligence is that degree of diligence which persons generally exercise in respect to their own concerns; high or great diligence is, of course, extraordinary diligence, or that which very prudent persons take of their own concerns; and low or slight diligence is that which persons of less than common prudence, or indeed of any prudence at all, take of their own concerns.

Special diligence is the skill that a good businessperson exercises in his or her specialty. It is more highly regarded than ordinary diligence or the diligence of a nonspecialist in a given set of circumstances.

IN BRIEF: Persevering determination to perform a task.

Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. — Abigail Adams (1744-1818)

Quotes:

"That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence." - William Shakespeare

"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor." - Menander of Athens

"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." - Samuel Johnson

"Diligence is the mother of good luck." - Benjamin Franklin

"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools." - Confucius

"Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes." - Miguel De Cervantes

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - flid, arbejdsomhed, påpasselighed

2.
n. - diligence

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijver, diligence (postkoets)

Français (French)
1.
n. - assiduité, application, zèle

2.
n. - (Transp) diligence

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Fleiß, Betriebsamkeit

2.
n. - Postwagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλοπονία, εργατικότητα, ζήλος, ζέση, επιμέλεια, φροντίδα

Italiano (Italian)
diligenza, operosità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diligência (f)

Русский (Russian)
прилежание, усердие

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - laboriosidad, prontitud, prisa, agilidad, esmero

2.
n. - diligencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 勤奋, 用功

2. 匆忙, 迅速, 注意的程度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 匆忙, 迅速, 注意的程度

2.
n. - 勤奮, 用功

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 근면 성실

2.
n. - 합승 마차

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 勤勉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كد, اجتهاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שקדנות, חריצות, התמדה‬
n. - ‮כרכרה, דיליז'נס‬

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