diligent

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Scrabble points: 10
Words With Friends: 13
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/(UK)

Definition of diligent

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

“Scientists are very diligent in their work.”

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Etymology

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.

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