"sedulous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛdjʊ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛd͡ʒələs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-sedulous.wav Forms: more sedulous [comparative], most sedulous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin sēdulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”) + English -ous. Sēdulus is probably derived from sēdulō (“diligently; carefully; purposely; zealously”) (possibly from sē- (prefix meaning ‘without’) + dolō (ablative singular of dolus (“deceit, deception; evil intent, malice”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”))) + -us (suffix forming adjectives). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*del-}}, {{der|en|la|sēdulus|t=diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous}} Latin sēdulus (“diligent, industrious, sedulous; solicitous; unremitting; zealous”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*del-|t=to count, reckon}} Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to count, reckon”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} sedulous (comparative more sedulous, superlative most sedulous)
  1. Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: assiduous, industrious Translations (of a person: diligent in application or pursuit): усърден (usǎrden) (Bulgarian), onverdroten (Dutch), väsymätön (Finnish), assidu (French), diligent (French), persévérant (French), zélé (French), eifrig (German), emsig (German), gewissenhaft (German), zelanta (Ido), zeloza (Ido), diligente (Italian), meticoloso (Italian), solerte (Italian), 勤勉な (kinbenna) (Japanese), せっせと働く (sessetohataraku) (Japanese), sēdulus (Latin), diligente (Portuguese), asiduu (Romanian), perseverent (Romanian), stăruitor (Romanian), приле́жный (priléžnyj) (Russian), стара́тельный (starátelʹnyj) (Russian), упо́рный (upórnyj) (Russian), усе́рдный (usérdnyj) (Russian), dùrachdach (Scottish Gaelic), flitig (Swedish), oförtruten (Swedish), trägen (Swedish), стара́нний (staránnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sedulous-en-adj-HcqKUPLN Disambiguation of Personality: 43 57 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'of a person: diligent in application or pursuit': 99 1
  2. Of an activity: carried out with diligence. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (of an activity: carried out with diligence): прилежен (priležen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-sedulous-en-adj-semqZcxi Disambiguation of Personality: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'of an activity: carried out with diligence': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sedulously, sedulousness Related terms: sedulity
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          "ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 25–29:",
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          "text": "His [Edward III of England's] parliament made frequent remonſtrances againſt this baſe oblivion of himſelf: the parliaments, at this time, were not as formerly, factions ready to oppreſs public liberty, but aſſemblies of wiſe and good men, ſedulous for common welfare, and of wiſdom equal to the rectitude of their intentions; [...]",
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          "text": "She wondered what sort of herbs they were which the old man was so sedulous to gather.",
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          "ref": "1915, Ford Madox Hueffer [i.e., Ford Madox Ford], chapter I, in The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, →OCLC; republished Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, 1972 (1982 printing), →ISBN, part I, page 15:",
          "text": "Leading the life I did, of the sedulous, strained nurse, I had to do something to keep myself fit.",
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          "ref": "1997, David Foster Wallace, “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”, in A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The pretty setting and glittering ship and dashing staff and sedulous servants and solicitous fun-managers all want something from me, and it’s not just the price of my ticket—they’ve already got that.",
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          "ref": "1650, Thomas Browne, “Of the Nearer and More Immediate Causes of Popular Errours, […]”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 14:",
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          "text": "With the right equipment, an indoor grower could create a utopia for his plants, an artificial habitat more perfect than any in nature, and his happy, happy weeds would respond. These sedulous attentions would be wasted on male plants, which are worse than useless in sinsemilla production.",
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "усърден"
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      "word": "väsymätön"
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      "word": "diligent"
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "persévérant"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "zélé"
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "eifrig"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "emsig"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "gewissenhaft"
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      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "zelanta"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "zeloza"
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "diligente"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "meticoloso"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "solerte"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kinbenna",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "勤勉な"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sessetohataraku",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "せっせと働く"
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "diligente"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "asiduu"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "perseverent"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "stăruitor"
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
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      "word": "oförtruten"
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      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "trägen"
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      "roman": "staránnyj",
      "sense": "of a person: diligent in application or pursuit",
      "word": "стара́нний"
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      "code": "bg",
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