Diligent - definition of diligent by The Free Dictionary

adj. 1. constant and earnest in effort and application; attentive and persistent in doing something: a diligent student. 2. done or pursued with persevering ... Diligent-definitionofdiligentbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/diligentPrinterFriendly diligentAlsofoundin:Thesaurus,Legal,Acronyms,Wikipedia. dil·i·gent (dĭl′ə-jənt)adj.Markedbypersevering,painstakingeffort.[MiddleEnglish,fromOldFrench,fromLatindīligēns,dīligent-,presentparticipleofdīligere,toesteem,love:dī-,dis-,apart;seedis-+legere,tochoose;seeleg-inIndo-Europeanroots.]dil′i·gent·lyadv.Synonyms:diligent,industrious,conscientious,assiduous,sedulousTheseadjectivessuggeststeadyattentionandeffortthatisundertakentoaccomplishsomething.Diligentconnotessteady,meticulousattentiontoanongoingjobortask:"[They]havewoninternationalrenownfortheirdiligenteffortstotrackdownsoftwarebugs"(HiawathaBray).Industriousimpliesenergeticandproductiveapplication,oftentoalargeorimportantendeavor:"Madison'sandJefferson'svisionofanagrarianrepublicmadeuplargelyofindustriousfarmerswhomarketedtheirburgeoningsurplusesabroad"(DrewR.McCoy).Conscientiouscarrieswithittheimplicationofenergeticattentivenessspringingfromdutifulnessorasenseofresponsibility:"astudious,conscientiouspublicservantauthenticallydedicatedtoimprovingthewelfareofhisfellowhumanbeings"(RandallBennettWoods).Assiduousandthelesscommonsedulousemphasizeuntiringexertionandanearnestnessofpurpose:"HowdoOlympiansacquire[talent]?Weretheybornwithit,ordidtheydevelopitthroughassiduouspractice?"(SteveOlson)."thesedulouspursuitoflegalandmoralprinciples"(ErnestvandenHaag).AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.diligent(ˈdɪlɪdʒənt)adj1.carefulandperseveringincarryingouttasksorduties2.carriedoutwithcareandperseverance:diligentwork.[C14:fromOldFrench,fromLatindīligeretovalue,fromdis-apart+legeretoread]ˈdiligentlyadvCollinsEnglishDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged,12thEdition2014©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1994,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007,2009,2011,2014dil•i•gent(ˈdɪlɪdʒənt)adj.1.constantandearnestineffortandapplication;attentiveandpersistentindoingsomething:adiligentstudent.2.doneorpursuedwithperseveringattention;painstaking:adiligentsearch.[1300–50;MiddleEnglish(