English Explanatory Dictionary

assiduous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

Pronunciation

/əˈsɪdjuːəs/ /əˈsɪd͡ʒuːəs/ /əˈsɪd͡ʒu.əs/ en-us-assiduous.ogg

Word forms

assiduous more assiduous most assiduous

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin assiduus, from assidere (“to sit down to”), from ad- (“to”) + sedere (“to sit”). Compare sedulous. Cognate (via assidere) to assess.

Synonyms

meticulous diligent sedulous assiduous dogged hardworking industrious notable studious painstaking worksome

Derived words

assiduity assiduously assiduousness unassiduous
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