diligent
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)
- Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
- Scientists are very diligent in their work.
Alternative formsEdit
- deligent (archaic)
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:industrious
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
hard-working and focused
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Further readingEdit
- diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- diligent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /di.liˈʒent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /di.liˈʒen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /di.liˈd͡ʒent/
AdjectiveEdit
diligent (masculine and feminine plural diligents)
- diligent (performing with intense concentration)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “diligent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
diligent (feminine diligente, masculine plural diligents, feminine plural diligentes)
- diligent (performing with intense concentration)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “diligent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
dīligent
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin diligens or French diligent.
AdjectiveEdit
diligent m or n (feminine singular diligentă, masculine plural diligenți, feminine and neuter plural diligente)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of diligent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | diligent | diligentă | diligenți | diligente | ||
definite | diligentul | diligenta | diligenții | diligentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | diligent | diligente | diligenți | diligente | ||
definite | diligentului | diligentei | diligenților | diligentelor |