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industry

industry

31 3.0
Hard steady work that someone does with care and effort
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndəstri/
translation icon : diligencia
  • With a strong industry, the artist produced several captivating paintings in just a few months.
  • industry and frugality
  • honesty and industry
  • virtues of industry

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.

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Examples

  • Intelligence requires organization and industry.

  • Industry needs development; though Panama has potential, its industry is marked by low production.

    Academic text (1993)
  • I mean, so no doubt in this industry, you have to have a crazy work ethic.

  • Yes and I saw firsthand how the hospitality industry can really bring infrastructure to communities that need it.

  • Despite the low level of direct earnings from fishery exports, the fishing industry contributes to revenues in other ways.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Her industry in studying for the exam paid off when she achieved high marks.

  • The team showed remarkable industry in completing the project ahead of schedule.

Synonyms

hard work
vsindustry
355 1.6

A lot of steady effort to achieve something difficult

focuses on steady perseverance in doing duties rather than goal-focused labor
diligence
vsindustry
60 4.1

Careful, steady work that helps you reach a goal

stresses perseverance rather than careful attention
industriousness
vsindustry
2 4.9

A habit of working hard and steadily to finish tasks

is the concrete effort put into carrying out a task

Antonyms

13 4.6

Not wanting to work or make an effort

Compounds

Businesses that make and sell products from tobacco, like cigarettes

34 3.0

Businesses that find, get, make, and sell oil and things made from it

Businesses that make and show movies, television shows, and live shows

19 2.4

People and companies that make, sell, and show movies

Part of the economy that provides services instead of making things, like hotels or hospitals

Companies that take people's money, lend it, and offer services to help with money

14 2.5

A business that makes and shows films for people to watch

Businesses that design, make, and sell clothing and accessories

Companies that design, make, and sell computers and related products

A person who studies a business area and gives advice or reports

12 3.1

Companies that make and sell computers, phones and software

Companies and factories that make cars and car parts

11 3.4

A business sector that digs and sells coal for fuel and electricity

A company or person most important in a business field

Part of the economy that builds houses or office buildings

A small business run at home by family members making goods

A business area where companies get bigger quickly and make more money

Companies and factories that make steel and things from steel

Businesses that catch, prepare, and sell animals from the sea

A group of businesses that build and sell homes

Businesses and factories that make materials used in medicines, plastics and cleaners

Business that moves goods by truck

Affecting all companies in the same industry

software industry
  • Specialized
4 3.1

The businesses that make and sell computer programs

Companies that make and sell electronic devices like phones and computers

A business that makes and sells clothes, often for fashion

3 4.1

A group of companies that make electricity using energy from atoms

securities industry
  • Specialized
3 4.4

The sector that issues, trades, and regulates stocks and bonds

A business that makes and sells weapons and equipment for the army

2 2.3

Companies that make and sell toys for children

A business that designs, makes and sells clothes

Companies that make things from plastic, like bottles and packaging

A group of companies that make and process aluminum

Businesses that make and sell energy from the sun and wind

Companies that make, sell, and install lights for homes and buildings

industry analysis
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A careful study of an industry's trends and competitors to see if it is good for a business

refining industry
  • Specialized
1 4.2

The industry that turns crude oil into fuels like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel

A person who studies and reports on oil markets and prices

A group of businesses that make and sell shoes

Businesses that build ships

A very large company, organization, or person that dominates an industry

A business that makes and sells movies with sexual content

An industry in serious decline with little chance of recovery

munitions industry
  • Specialized
4.6

A business that makes weapons and other equipment for the military

geothermal industry
  • Specialized
4.2

Businesses that make and sell power from hot water and rock underground

Companies that make electricity from water that falls or flows

industry plant
  • Offensive
8.6

An artist secretly helped by a company to seem independent and more real

People who use racial issues to gain money, power or attention and increase social division

sunrise industry
  • Literature
5.1

A new industry that is growing fast and bringing new ideas

A group of businesses that turn animal skins into leather

A group of businesses that offer ways to darken the skin, like spray tans and sunbeds

Companies that design, make, and install signs like shop or road signs

How Industrious

perseverance
42 4.1
industry
31 3.0
effort
1.0
idleness
8 4.5

Surface Forms

industry singular
industries plural

Etymology

Industry comes from the Latin industria, meaning 'hard work' or 'careful effort', and you can see the same idea in the word industrious. So someone's industry is their steady, hardworking effort.