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diligent

  (dĭl'ə-jənt) pronunciation
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.
 
 
Thesaurus: diligent

adjective

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

 
Antonyms: diligent

adj

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


 
WordNet: diligent
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
  Synonym: persevering

Meaning #2: characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks
  Antonym: negligent (meaning #1)


 
Translations: Translations for: Diligent

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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