assiduous

assiduous
Synonyms and related words:
advertent, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, ardent, attentive, aware, careful, concentrated, conscious, constant, continuing, diligent, dogged, earnest, elaborate, enduring, energetic, faithful, fervent, finical, finicking, finicky, hard, hardworking, heedful, immutable, inalterable, indefatigable, indomitable, industrious, insistent, intense, intent, intentive, invincible, laborious, lasting, loyal, meticulous, mindful, never idle, never-tiring, nice, niggling, observant, observing, obstinate, on the ball, on the job, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, operose, painstaking, patient, patient as Job, permanent, perseverant, persevering, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plodding, plugging, preoccupied, rapt, regardful, relentless, resolute, sedulous, single-minded, sleepless, slogging, stable, steadfast, steady, strenuous, stubborn, tenacious, thorough, thoroughgoing, tireless, unabating, unconquerable, undaunted, undiscouraged, undrooping, unfailing, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unnodding, unrelaxing, unrelenting, unremitting, unsleeping, unsparing, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unwearied, unwearying, unwinking, utterly attentive, vehement, watchful, weariless, zealous

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  • Assiduous — As*sid u*ous, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.] 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting. [1913 Webster] She grows more assiduous in her attendance. Addison.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • assiduous — index active, circumspect, close (rigorous), conscientious, diligent, eager, earnest, faithful ( …   Law dictionary

  • assiduous — 1530s, from L. assiduus attending; continually present, incessant; busy; constant, from assidere to sit down to, thus constantly occupied at one s work; from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + sedere to sit (see SEDENTARY (Cf. sedentary)). The word… …   Etymology dictionary

  • assiduous — sedulous, diligent, industrious, *busy Analogous words: *indefatigable, tireless, untiring, unwearied Antonyms: desultory Contrasted words: *random, haphazard, casual, hit or miss, happy go lucky: *lazy, slothful, indolent, faineant: remiss, lax …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • assiduous — [adj] hard working active, attentive, busy, constant, diligent, eager beaver*, exacting, grinding, indefatigable, industrious, laborious, persevering, plugging, scrupulous, sedulous, steady, studious, unflagging, untiring, whiz, zealous; concepts …   New thesaurus

  • assiduous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great care and perseverance. DERIVATIVES assiduously adverb assiduousness noun. ORIGIN Latin assiduus, from assidere sit by …   English terms dictionary

  • assiduous — [ə sij′o͞o əs] adj. [L assiduus < assidere: see ASSIDUITY] 1. done with constant and careful attention 2. diligent; persevering SYN. BUSY assiduously adv. assiduousness n …   English World dictionary

  • assiduous — [[t]əsɪ̱ʤuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly. ...an assiduous student... Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language. Syn: diligent Derived words: assiduously ADV GRADED ADV with …   English dictionary

  • assiduous — adjective Etymology: Latin assiduus, from assidēre Date: 1622 marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application < an assiduous book collector > < tended her garden with assiduous attention > Synonyms: see busy • …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • assiduous — assiduously, adv. assiduousness, n. /euh sij ooh euhs/, adj. 1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading. 2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student. [1530 40; < L …   Universalium

  • assiduous — as|sid|u|ous [əˈsıdjuəs US dʒuəs] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: asiduus, from assidere; ASSESS] very careful to make sure that something is done properly or completely = ↑meticulous assiduous in ▪ He was assiduous in his… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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