Diligence definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

diligence in American English 1 · 1. constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; persistent exertion of body or mind · 2. Law. the degree of ... 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 'diligence'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× diligenceinBritishEnglish1 (ˈdɪlɪdʒəns ) noun1. steadyandcarefulapplication 2. properattentionorcare 3. law thedegreeofcarerequiredinagivensituation CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC14:fromLatindīligentiacare,attentiveness WordFrequency diligenceinBritishEnglish2 (ˈdɪlɪdʒəns ,Frenchdiliʒɑ̃s ) nounhistory astagecoach CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC18:fromFrench,shortenedfromcarossedediligence,literally:coachofspeed   stagecoachinBritishEnglish2 (ˈsteɪdʒˌkəʊtʃ ) nounalargefour-wheeledhorse-drawnvehicleformerlyusedtocarrypassengers,mail,etc,onaregularroutebetweentownsandcities CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'diligence' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'diligence' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'zeppole' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency diligenceinAmericanEnglish1 (ˈdɪlədʒəns ) noun1.  thequalityofbeingdiligent;constant,carefuleffort;perseverance 2. Obsolete speed;haste 3. Law thedegreeofattentionorcareexpectedofapersoninagivensituation Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginME