Diligent definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Someone who is diligent works hard in a careful and thorough way. Meyers is a diligent and prolific worker. The historical research was impressively diligent. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'diligent'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× diligent (dɪlɪdʒənt ) adjective Someonewhoisdiligentworkshardinacarefulandthoroughway. Meyersisadiligentandprolificworker. Thehistoricalresearchwasimpressivelydiligent. Synonyms:hard-working,careful,conscientious,earnest MoreSynonymsofdiligent diligence(dɪlɪdʒəns )uncountablenounThepolicearepursuingtheirinquirieswithgreatdiligence. Synonyms:application,industry,care,activity MoreSynonymsofdiligent diligently adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Thetwosidesarenowworkingdiligentlytoresolvetheirdifferences. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof diligent Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'diligent' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'diligent' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'zeppole' HindiTranslationof'diligent' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency diligentinBritishEnglish (ˈdɪlɪdʒənt ) adjective1. carefulandperseveringincarryingouttasksorduties 2. carriedoutwithcareandperseverance diligentwork CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdiligently(ˈdiligently)adverb WordoriginC14:fromOldFrench,fromLatindīligeretovalue,fromdis-apart+legeretoread WordFrequency diligentinAmericanEnglish (ˈdɪlədʒənt ) adjective1.  perseveringandcarefulinwork;industrious 2.  donewithcareful,steadyeffort;painstaking SIMILARWORDS: ˈbusy Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsdiligently(ˈdiligently) adverb WordoriginME