diligent

(dĭl'ə-jənt)
adj.
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See synonyms at busy.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dīligēns, dīligent-, present participle of dīligere, to esteem, love : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + legere, to choose.]

diligently dil'i·gent·ly adv.

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adjective

Characterized by steady attention and effort: assiduous, industrious, sedulous, studious. See industrious/lazy.

adj

Definition: persevering, hard-working
Antonyms: inactive, indifferent, languid, lazy, lethargic, negligent

For a list of words related to diligent, see:

• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flittig, ihærdig, påpasselig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijverig, noest

Français (French)
adj. - appliqué, assidu, laborieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fleißig, eifrig, gewissenhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιμελής, φιλόπονος, εργατικός

Italiano (Italian)
diligente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - diligente

Русский (Russian)
прилежный, усердный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aplicado, diligente, laborioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flitig, arbetsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勤勉的, 勤奋的, 费尽心血的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 勤勉的, 勤奮的, 費盡心血的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성실한, 수고한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 勤勉な, 念入りな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كاد, مجتهد, دال على جهد وعنايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חרוץ, שקדן, מתמיד‬

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