diligent
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
:
diligente
- By all accounts, Dave was a sweet, diligent, hardworking little boy.
- diligent effort
- diligent work
- diligent attention
You just have to be diligent and show up and, and do the work.
- You just have to be diligent and show up and, and do the work.
- I've never had to stay so diligent about something for so long.
- So save and invest, live below your means, be diligent, always think for the future, and be patient.
- They're going to be more diligent on their research because there's less happening.
- So I knew that he would excel because he was so diligent.
- For the first two weeks, they are extremely diligent.
- Because they're not developing their talents, their capacities through diligent study.
- Marty said he was impressed with Rogers, who he found to be diligent, prolific, not afraid of work.
- And Chris Rock told me this and he is very diligent about this.
- And I think his work has, you know, shown that in a lot of ways, given how diligent he is with what he does.
- He doesn't appear to have been particularly interested in that or particularly diligent.
- OK, well why don't you ask God for wisdom to learn how to create things and then be a hard worker and be diligent and stay focused.
- I'm a high highs and a low lows guy and I think that helps me be very passionate and diligent about what I'm doing.
- With that said, it's very reasonable that researchers, diligent researchers, will be able to develop a vaccine against Ebola.
- And we just have to be more diligent about erecting boundaries between these things that entice us, right?
Examples
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But as they explored college costs, they realized they had to be diligent in seeking financial assistance.
Academic text (2006) -
Providing an effective defense for individuals charged with capital crimes requires a diligent, thorough investigation by a mitigation specialist.
Academic text (2006) -
You just have to be diligent and show up and, and do the work.
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And I think his work has, you know, shown that in a lot of ways, given how diligent he is with what he does.
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So save and invest, live below your means, be diligent, always think for the future, and be patient.
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In the classes we visited, students paid diligent attention, took careful notes, and asked very few questions.
Academic text (1992) -
Restaurant operators need to be more diligent about the operation of their kitchen ventilation units.
Academic text (2004) -
In the classroom, this child may be a teacher's most diligent pupil, wanting more knowledge and more chances to improve.
Academic text (2015) -
Marty said he was impressed with Rogers, who he found to be diligent, prolific, not afraid of work.
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Dave was a sweet, diligent, hardworking little boy who always completed his homework on time.
Synonyms
205
4.6
Shows careful attention to every detail and leaves nothing out
78
1.1
Putting a lot of effort into work or study
49
5.9
Careful and serious about doing work the right way
17
3.3
Working hard and carefully to complete tasks
3
8.2
Being careful and hardworking, showing steady effort over time
1
8.9
Working carefully and steadily with a lot of effort
Continuing to try carefully even when things are difficult
Antonyms
How Diligent
Surface Forms
Morphology
diligent = diligence (opaque) = dilig + ent
The adjective uses the Latin-derived suffix '-ent' attached to the stem 'dilig-', which is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from its parts.
Etymology
Diligent comes from the Latin verb diligere, which meant 'to value' or 'take care over' something. So, to be diligent is to give steady, careful effort because you value the work.