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in·dus·tri·ous

(ĭn-dŭs′trē-əs)

adj.

1. Energetic in application to work or study. See Synonyms at diligent.

2. Obsolete Skillful; clever.

in·dus′tri·ous·ly adv.

in·dus′tri·ous·ness n.

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Noun

industriousness - persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

diligence, industry

determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"

assiduity, assiduousness, concentration - great and constant diligence and attention

sedulity, sedulousness - the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

studiousness - diligent study

industriousness

noun

Steady attention and effort, as to one's occupation:

application, assiduity, assiduousness, diligence, industry, sedulousness.

Translations

Fleiß

industriousness

[ɪnˈdʌstrɪəsnɪs] N [of worker] → laboriosidad f; [of student] → aplicación f, diligencia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

industriousness

n → Arbeitsamkeit f, → Fleiß m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

industriousness

[ɪnˈdʌstrɪəsnɪs] n → diligenza, zelo

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