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adjective
- 1. having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties: "after diligent searching, he found a parcel"
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DILIGENT definition: 1. careful and using a lot of effort: 2. done in a careful and detailed way: 3. careful and using…. Learn more.
approving. careful and using a lot of effort: a diligent student. diligent about Leo is very diligent about his work. diligent in Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case. done in a careful and detailed way: The discovery was made after years of diligent research.
The meaning of DILIGENT is characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking. How to use diligent in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Diligent.
Diligent definition: constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything. See examples of DILIGENT used in a sentence.
Diligent comes from the Latin diligere, which means "to value highly, take delight in," but in English it has always meant careful and hard-working. If you're a diligent worker, you don't just bang away at your job; you earnestly try to do everything right.
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. Synonyms: hard-working, careful, conscientious, earnest More Synonyms of diligent. diligence (dɪlɪdʒəns ) uncountable noun.
1. careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties. 2. carried out with care and perseverance: diligent work. [C14: from Old French, from Latin dīligere to value, from dis- apart + legere to read] ˈdiligently adv.
