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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/
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/ˈsɛdjʊ-/
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/ˈsɛd͡ʒələs/
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Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assiduous, diligent, dogged, hardworking, industrious, notable, sedulous, studious, painstaking, worksome
Antonyms: none provided
Of an activity: carried out with diligence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
marked by care and persistent effort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her assiduous attempts to learn French assiduous research sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: assiduous
Antonyms: none provided
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).
Across languages
Translations 38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
усърден
(usǎrden)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Dutch :
onverdroten
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Finnish :
väsymätön
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
French :
assidu
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
French :
diligent
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
French :
persévérant
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
French :
zélé
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
German :
eifrig
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
German :
emsig
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
German :
gewissenhaft
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Ido :
zelanta
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Ido :
zeloza
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Italian :
diligente
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Italian :
meticoloso
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Italian :
solerte
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Japanese :
勤勉な
(kinbenna)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Japanese :
せっせと働く
(sessetohataraku)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Latin :
sēdulus
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Polish :
skrzętny
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Polish :
gorliwy
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Polish :
pilny
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Portuguese :
diligente
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Romanian :
asiduu
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Romanian :
perseverent
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Romanian :
stăruitor
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Russian :
приле́жный
(priléžnyj)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Russian :
стара́тельный
(starátelʹnyj)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Russian :
упо́рный
(upórnyj)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Russian :
усе́рдный
(usérdnyj)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Scottish Gaelic :
dùrachdach
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Swedish :
flitig
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Swedish :
oförtruten
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Swedish :
trägen
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Ukrainian :
стара́нний
(staránnyj)
— of a person: diligent in application or pursuit
Bulgarian :
прилежен
(priležen)
— of an activity: carried out with diligence
Polish :
skrzętny
— of an activity: carried out with diligence
Polish :
gorliwy
— of an activity: carried out with diligence
Polish :
pilny
— of an activity: carried out with diligence
