industrious

(ĭn-dŭs'trē-əs)
adj.

1. Assiduous in work or study; diligent. See synonyms at busy.
2. Obsolete. Skillful; clever.

industriously in·dus'tri·ous·ly adv.
industriousness in·dus'tri·ous·ness n.

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adjective

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

adj

Definition: hard-working
Antonyms: idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, slack, unemployed, unproductive

IN BRIEF: Hardworking.

Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist & philosopher.

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For a list of words related to industrious, see:

• Active, Lively, Awake, or Limber

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See words rhyming with "industrious."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flittig, arbejdsom

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijverig, actief, nijver

Français (French)
adj. - travailleur, industrieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fleißig, arbeitsam, emsig

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

Italiano (Italian)
attivo, operoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - industrioso

Русский (Russian)
трудолюбивый, преднамеренный

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

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - arbetsam, idog

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
勤勉的, 刻苦的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 勤勉的, 刻苦的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 근면한, 열심인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 勤勉な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجد, مجتهد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חרוץ, עובד בשקדנות‬

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