"diligent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-diligent.ogg Forms: more diligent [comparative], most diligent [superlative], deligent [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|diligent}} Middle English diligent, {{der|en|fro|diligent}} Old French diligent, {{der|en|la|dīligēns||careful, attentive, diligent}} Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)
  1. Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused. Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: diligently, diligentness, overdiligent, undiligent Related terms: diligence Translations (hard-working and focused): i zellshëm (Albanian), σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) (Ancient Greek), مُجْتَهِد (mujtahid) (Arabic), աշխատասեր (ašxataser) (Armenian), çalışqan (Azerbaijani), тырыш (tırış) (Bashkir), егәрле (yegərle) (Bashkir), эшсән (eşsən) (Bashkir), працаві́ты (pracavíty) (Belarusian), стара́нны (staránny) (Belarusian), руплі́вы (ruplívy) (Belarusian), пі́льны (pílʹny) (Belarusian), приле́жен (priléžen) (Bulgarian), усъ́рден (usǎ́rden) (Bulgarian), стара́телен (starátelen) (Bulgarian), трудолюби́в (trudoljubív) (Bulgarian), diligent (Catalan), 刻苦 (kèkǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 耐勞 /耐劳 (nàiláo) (Chinese Mandarin), 努力 (nǔlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 勤奮 /勤奋 (qínfèn) (Chinese Mandarin), 勤勞 /勤劳 (qínláo) (Chinese Mandarin), 勤勉 (qínmiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), pilný [masculine] (Czech), flittig (Danish), ihærdig (Danish), arbejdsom (Danish), ijverig (Dutch), vlijtig (Dutch), toegewijd (Dutch), diligenta (Esperanto), usin (Estonian), íðin (Faroese), dúgligur (Faroese), arbeiðssamur (Faroese), tunnollinen (Finnish), huolellinen (Finnish), uuttera (Finnish), industrieux (French), diligent (French), dilixente (Galician), bulideiro (Galician), შრომისმოყვარე (šromismoq̇vare) (Georgian), ბეჯითი (beǯiti) (Georgian), fleißig (German), arbeitsam (German), eifrig (German), sorgfältig (German), dienstbeflissen [dated] (German), tüchtig (German), betriebsam (German), επιμελής (epimelís) (Greek), εργατικός (ergatikós) (Greek), φιλόπονος (filóponos) (Greek), חָרוּץ (kharúts) (Hebrew), मेहनती (mehnatī) (Hindi), परिश्रमी (pariśramī) (Hindi), szorgalmas (Hungarian), igyekvő (Hungarian), iðinn (Icelandic), diligenta (Ido), rajin (Indonesian), diligente (Interlingua), ساعی (sâ'i) (Iranian Persian), کوشا (kušâ) (Iranian Persian), پُرْکار (porkâr) (Iranian Persian), diligente (Italian), 勤勉な (kinben na) (alt: きんべんな) (Japanese), құнтты (qūntty) (Kazakh), ынталы (yntaly) (Kazakh), លំអោត (lumʼaot) (Khmer), ស្រវាស្រទេញ (srɑɑvaa srɑɑtɨñ) (Khmer), ឱហាត (ʼaohaat) (Khmer), 근면하다 (geunmyeonhada) (Korean), 부지런하다 (bujireonhada) (Korean), тырышчаак (tırışcaak) (Kyrgyz), кунттуу (kunttuu) (Kyrgyz), sēdulus (Latin), industrius (Latin), diligens (Latin), centīgs (Latvian), cītīgs (Latvian), uzcītīgs (Latvian), stropus (Lithuanian), усрден (usrden) (Macedonian), трудољубив (trudoljubiv) (Macedonian), работлив (rabotliv) (Macedonian), urupū (Maori), pukunanaiore (Maori), хичээнгүй (xičeengüj) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), flittig (Norwegian Bokmål), iherdig (Norwegian Bokmål), arbeidsom (Norwegian Bokmål), arbeidsam (Norwegian Nynorsk), pilny [masculine] (Polish), diligente (Portuguese), harnic (Romanian), diligent (Romanian), приле́жный (priléžnyj) (Russian), усе́рдный (usérdnyj) (Russian), трудолюби́вый (trudoljubívyj) (Russian), работя́щий (rabotjáščij) (Russian), стара́тельный (starátelʹnyj) (Russian), dèanadach (Scottish Gaelic), ма̀рљив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), трудољубив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), màrljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), trudoljubiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pilný (Slovak), usilovný (Slovak), pracovitý (Slovak), marljiv (Slovene), diligente (Spanish), flitig (Swedish), ihärdig (Swedish), arbetsam (Swedish), боғайрат (boġayrat) (Tajik), серғайрат (serġayrat) (Tajik), меҳнатдӯст (mehnatdüst) (Tajik), меҳнатӣ (mehnati) (Tajik), тырыш (tırış) (Tatar), ขยัน (kà-yǎn) (Thai), çalışkan (Turkish), стара́нний (staránnyj) (Ukrainian), пи́льний (pýlʹnyj) (Ukrainian), рете́льний (retélʹnyj) (Ukrainian), مِحْنَتی (mihnatī) (Urdu), تىرىشچان (tirishchan) (Uyghur), tirishqoq (Uzbek), siêng năng (Vietnamese), chăm chỉ (Vietnamese), diwyd (Welsh)
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Alternative forms

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          "roman": "staránny",
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          "roman": "ruplívy",
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          "roman": "pílʹny",
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          "roman": "trudoljubív",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nàiláo",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "耐勞 /耐劳"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nǔlì",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "努力"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qínfèn",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "勤奮 /勤奋"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qínláo",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "勤勞 /勤劳"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qínmiǎn",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "勤勉"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pilný"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "flittig"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ihærdig"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "arbejdsom"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ijverig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "vlijtig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "toegewijd"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligenta"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "usin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "íðin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "dúgligur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "arbeiðssamur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "tunnollinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "huolellinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "uuttera"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "industrieux"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligent"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "dilixente"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "bulideiro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šromismoq̇vare",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "შრომისმოყვარე"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "beǯiti",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ბეჯითი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "fleißig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "arbeitsam"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "eifrig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "sorgfältig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "dienstbeflissen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "tüchtig"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "betriebsam"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epimelís",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "επιμελής"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ergatikós",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "εργατικός"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "filóponos",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "φιλόπονος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "spoudaîos",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "σπουδαῖος"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kharúts",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "חָרוּץ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "mehnatī",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "मेहनती"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pariśramī",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "परिश्रमी"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "szorgalmas"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "igyekvő"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "iðinn"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligenta"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "rajin"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligente"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligente"
        },
        {
          "alt": "きんべんな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kinben na",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "勤勉な"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qūntty",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "құнтты"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "yntaly",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ынталы"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "lumʼaot",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "លំអោត"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "srɑɑvaa srɑɑtɨñ",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ស្រវាស្រទេញ"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼaohaat",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ឱហាត"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geunmyeonhada",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "근면하다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bujireonhada",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "부지런하다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tırışcaak",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "тырышчаак"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kunttuu",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "кунттуу"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "sēdulus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "industrius"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligens"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "centīgs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "cītīgs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "uzcītīgs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "stropus"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "usrden",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "усрден"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "trudoljubiv",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "трудољубив"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "rabotliv",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "работлив"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "urupū"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "pukunanaiore"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xičeengüj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "хичээнгүй"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "flittig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "iherdig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "arbeidsom"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "arbeidsam"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "sâ'i",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ساعی"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "kušâ",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "کوشا"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "porkâr",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "پُرْکار"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pilny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligente"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "harnic"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligent"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "priléžnyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "приле́жный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "usérdnyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "усе́рдный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "trudoljubívyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "трудолюби́вый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rabotjáščij",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "работя́щий"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "starátelʹnyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "стара́тельный"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "dèanadach"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "ма̀рљив"
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        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "трудољубив"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "màrljiv"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "trudoljubiv"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
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          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "pilný"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "usilovný"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "pracovitý"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "marljiv"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diligente"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "flitig"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ihärdig"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "arbetsam"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "boġayrat",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "боғайрат"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "serġayrat",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "серғайрат"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mehnatdüst",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "меҳнатдӯст"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mehnati",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "меҳнатӣ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "tırış",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "тырыш"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kà-yǎn",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "ขยัน"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "çalışkan"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "staránnyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "стара́нний"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pýlʹnyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "пи́льний"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "retélʹnyj",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "рете́льний"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "mihnatī",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "مِحْنَتی"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "tirishchan",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "تىرىشچان"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "tirishqoq"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "siêng năng"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "chăm chỉ"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "hard-working and focused",
          "word": "diwyd"
        }
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      "word": "diligently"
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    {
      "word": "diligentness"
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      "word": "overdiligent"
    },
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      "word": "undiligent"
    }
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Scientists are very diligent in their work.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "industrious",
          "industrious"
        ],
        [
          "concentration",
          "concentration"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "i zellshëm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mujtahid",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "مُجْتَهِد"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ašxataser",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "աշխատասեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "çalışqan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "tırış",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "тырыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "yegərle",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "егәрле"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "eşsən",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "эшсән"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pracavíty",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "працаві́ты"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "staránny",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "стара́нны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ruplívy",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "руплі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pílʹny",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "пі́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "priléžen",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "приле́жен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "usǎ́rden",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "усъ́рден"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "starátelen",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "стара́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trudoljubív",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "трудолюби́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligent"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kèkǔ",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "刻苦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nàiláo",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "耐勞 /耐劳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nǔlì",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "努力"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qínfèn",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "勤奮 /勤奋"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qínláo",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "勤勞 /勤劳"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qínmiǎn",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "勤勉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pilný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "flittig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ihærdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "arbejdsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ijverig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "vlijtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "toegewijd"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "usin"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "íðin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "dúgligur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "arbeiðssamur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "tunnollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "huolellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "uuttera"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "industrieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligent"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "dilixente"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "bulideiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šromismoq̇vare",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "შრომისმოყვარე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "beǯiti",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ბეჯითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "fleißig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "arbeitsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "eifrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "sorgfältig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "dienstbeflissen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "tüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "betriebsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epimelís",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "επιμελής"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ergatikós",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "εργατικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "filóponos",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "φιλόπονος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "spoudaîos",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "σπουδαῖος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kharúts",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "חָרוּץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mehnatī",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "मेहनती"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pariśramī",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "परिश्रमी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "szorgalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "igyekvő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "iðinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "rajin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きんべんな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kinben na",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "勤勉な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qūntty",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "құнтты"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "yntaly",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ынталы"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "lumʼaot",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "លំអោត"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "srɑɑvaa srɑɑtɨñ",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ស្រវាស្រទេញ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼaohaat",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ឱហាត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geunmyeonhada",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "근면하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bujireonhada",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "부지런하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "tırışcaak",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "тырышчаак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kunttuu",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "кунттуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "sēdulus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "industrius"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligens"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "centīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "cītīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "uzcītīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "stropus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "usrden",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "усрден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trudoljubiv",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "трудољубив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rabotliv",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "работлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "urupū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "pukunanaiore"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xičeengüj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "хичээнгүй"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "flittig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "iherdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "arbeidsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "arbeidsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "sâ'i",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ساعی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "kušâ",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "کوشا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "porkâr",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "پُرْکار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pilny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "harnic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "priléžnyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "приле́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "usérdnyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "усе́рдный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trudoljubívyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "трудолюби́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rabotjáščij",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "работя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "starátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "стара́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "dèanadach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ма̀рљив"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "трудољубив"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "màrljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "trudoljubiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "pilný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "usilovný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "pracovitý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "marljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diligente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "flitig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ihärdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "arbetsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "boġayrat",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "боғайрат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "serġayrat",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "серғайрат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mehnatdüst",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "меҳнатдӯст"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mehnati",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "меҳнатӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "tırış",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "тырыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kà-yǎn",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "ขยัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "çalışkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "staránnyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "стара́нний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pýlʹnyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "пи́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "retélʹnyj",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "рете́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mihnatī",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "مِحْنَتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "tirishchan",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "تىرىشچان"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "tirishqoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "siêng năng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "chăm chỉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "diwyd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "diligent"
}

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