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diligent
- /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select.
adjective more diligent · most diligent · deligent
- Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused. Scientists are very diligent in their work.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: assiduous, industrious, sedulous, hardworking, persevering, patient, tireless, untiring, diligence, industriousness, conscientiously, insistent, painstaking, conscientious, thorough, meticulous
Translations
Every language
adj hard-working and focused
| Español | diligente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 근면하다 geunmyeonhada, 부지런하다 bujireonhada |
| 日本語 | 勤勉な kinben na |
| 中文 | 刻苦 kèkǔ, 耐勞 /耐劳 nàiláo, 努力 nǔlì, 勤奮 /勤奋 qínfèn, 勤勞 /勤劳 qínláo, 勤勉 qínmiǎn |
| हिन्दी | कर्मठ karmaṭh, कर्मनिष्ठ karmaniṣṭh, परिश्रमी pariśramī, उद्योगी udyogī, मेहनती mehnatī |
| Português | diligente |
| Français | industrieux, diligent |
| Deutsch | fleißig, arbeitsam, eifrig, sorgfältig, dienstbeflissen, tüchtig |
| Italiano | diligente |
| Ελληνικά | επιμελής epimelís, εργατικός ergatikós, φιλόπονος filóponos |
| Română | harnic, diligent |
| Русский | приле́жный priléžnyj, усе́рдный usérdnyj, трудолюби́вый trudoljubívyj, работя́щий rabotjáščij, стара́тельный starátelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | siêng năng, chăm chỉ |
| العربية | مُجْتَهِد mujtahid |
| עברית | חָרוּץ kharúts |
Talk about this word "diligent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diligent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diligent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diligent "diligent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diligent.Cite this
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title = {diligent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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