"diligent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-diligent.ogg Forms: more diligent [comparative], most diligent [superlative]
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 Synonyms: deligent [archaic] Derived forms: diligently, diligentness, overdiligent, undiligent Related terms: diligence Translations (hard-working and focused): σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) (Ancient Greek), مُجْتَهِد (mujtahid) (Arabic), աշխատասեր (ašxataser) (Armenian), 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), 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), חָרוּץ (kharútz) (Hebrew), मेहनती (mehnatī) (Hindi), szorgalmas (Hungarian), igyekvő (Hungarian), diligenta (Ido), rajin (Indonesian), diligente (Interlingua), diligente (Italian), 勤勉 (kinben) (alt: きんべん) (Japanese), លំអោត (lumʼaot) (Khmer), ស្រវាស្រទេញ (srɑɑvaa srɑɑtɨñ) (Khmer), ឱហាត (ʼaohaat) (Khmer), 근면하다 (geunmyeonhada) (Korean), 부지런하다 (bujireonhada) (Korean), sēdulus (Latin), industrius (Latin), diligens (Latin), centīgs (Latvian), cītīgs (Latvian), uzcītīgs (Latvian), усрден (usrden) (Macedonian), трудољубив (trudoljubiv) (Macedonian), работлив (rabotliv) (Macedonian), urupū (Maori), pukunanaiore (Maori), хичээнгүй (xičeengüj) (Mongolian), flittig (Norwegian), iherdig (Norwegian), 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), ขยัน (kà-yǎn) (Thai), çalışkan (Turkish), стара́нний (staránnyj) (Ukrainian), пи́льний (pýlʹnyj) (Ukrainian), рете́льний (retélʹnyj) (Ukrainian), میہنتی (mehnatī) (Urdu), siêng năng (Vietnamese), chăm chỉ (Vietnamese), diwyd (Welsh)
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Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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    },
    {
      "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": "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": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "spoudaîos",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "σπουδαῖος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kharútz",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "חָרוּץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mehnatī",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "मेहनती"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "szorgalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "igyekvő"
    },
    {
      "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",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kinben",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "勤勉"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "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",
      "word": "хичээнгүй"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "flittig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "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": "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": "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": "mehnatī",
      "sense": "hard-working and focused",
      "word": "میہنتی"
    },
    {
      "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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