English Explanatory Dictionary

industrious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Hard-working and persistent.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-industrious.wav

Word forms

industrious more industrious most industrious

Etymology

From Middle French industrieux, from Late Latin industriosus (“diligent, active, industrious”), from Latin industria (“diligence, industry”); see industry.

Synonyms

assiduous diligent dogged hardworking industrious notable sedulous studious painstaking worksome

Antonyms

lazy absent-minded changeable distractible fickle flighty

Related words

industrial industry active meticulous obstinate

Derived words

industriously industriousness overindustrious superindustrious unindustrious
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