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American Heritage Dictionary:

in·dus·tri·ous

(ĭn-dŭs'trē-əs) pronunciation
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.

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adj

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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Hardworking.

pronunciation 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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Translations:

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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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