industrious

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industrious

/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more industrious · most industrious

Hard-working and persistent. He was a very industrious student at school.
Similar: assiduous, diligent, dogged, hardworking, industrious, notable, sedulous, studious, painstaking, worksome

Opposite: lazy, absent-minded, changeable, distractible, fickle, flighty

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adjective

Opposite: lazy, absent-minded, changeable, distractible, fickle, flighty

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adj hard-working and persistent

Español	aplicado, trabajador, laborioso, empeñoso, afanoso, industrioso
한국어	부지런하다 bujireonhada, 근면하다 geunmyeonhada
日本語	勤勉 kinben
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	industrioso, trabalhador, esforçado, laborioso, diligente
Français	industrieux, diligent
Deutsch	fleißig, arbeitsam, eifrig
Italiano	industrioso, laborioso
Română	industrios, harnic, laborios
Русский	приле́жный priléžnyj, усе́рдный usérdnyj, трудолюби́вый trudoljubívyj, работя́щий rabotjáščij
Tiếng Việt	chăm chỉ
العربية	مُجْتَهِد mujtahid

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@misc{industrious_2026,
  title = {industrious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/industrious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}