Dictionary

diligent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select.

Meanings

1. Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
   • Scientists are very diligent in their work.

Forms

Deriveds

undiligent · diligently · overdiligent · diligentness

Relateds

diligence

Translations (140)

cs pilný (hard-working and focused) · de betriebsam (hard-working and focused) · gd dèanadach (hard-working and focused) · fr industrieux (hard-working and focused) · ka შრომისმოყვარე (hard-working and focused) · sh ма̀рљив (hard-working and focused) · grc σπουδαῖος (hard-working and focused) · he חָרוּץ (hard-working and focused) · mi urupū (hard-working and focused) · sv ihärdig (hard-working and focused) · ga dúthrachtach (hard-working and focused) · da arbejdsom (hard-working and focused) · fi uuttera (hard-working and focused) · id rajin (hard-working and focused) · nn arbeidsam (hard-working and focused) · pt diligente (hard-working and focused) · hi कर्मठ (hard-working and focused) · hi मेहनती (hard-working and focused) · tg боғайрат (hard-working and focused) · et usin (hard-working and focused) · lv cītīgs (hard-working and focused) · ko 부지런하다 (hard-working and focused) · hu szorgalmas (hard-working and focused) · tt тырыш (hard-working and focused) · km ឱហាត (hard-working and focused) · cmn 勤勉 (hard-working and focused) · lt stropus (hard-working and focused) · ko 근면하다 (hard-working and focused) · de eifrig (hard-working and focused) · tg серғайрат (hard-working and focused) · cmn 努力 (hard-working and focused) · bg приле́жен (hard-working and focused) · ky тырышчаак (hard-working and focused) · sh màrljiv (hard-working and focused) · ba эшсән (hard-working and focused) · ru трудолюби́вый (hard-working and focused) · ro diligent (hard-working and focused) · alt иштемекей (hard-working and focused) · fa-ira ساعی (hard-working and focused) · be пі́льны (hard-working and focused) · da flittig (hard-working and focused) · nl ijverig (hard-working and focused) · ba тырыш (hard-working and focused) · ru стара́тельный (hard-working and focused) · km លំអោត (hard-working and focused) · mk трудољубив (hard-working and focused) · nb iherdig (hard-working and focused) · ru работя́щий (hard-working and focused) · vi chăm chỉ (hard-working and focused) · de sorgfältig (hard-working and focused) · it diligente (hard-working and focused) · sv arbetsam (hard-working and focused) · sk pilný (hard-working and focused) · hi कर्मनिष्ठ (hard-working and focused) · tg меҳнатдӯст (hard-working and focused) · pl pilny (hard-working and focused) · io diligenta (hard-working and focused) · hu igyekvő (hard-working and focused) · sl marljiv (hard-working and focused) · el επιμελής (hard-working and focused) · be стара́нны (hard-working and focused) · cmn 勤奮 /勤奋 (hard-working and focused) · el φιλόπονος (hard-working and focused) · kk ынталы (hard-working and focused) · fa-ira پُرْکار (hard-working and focused) · el εργατικός (hard-working and focused) · uk рете́льний (hard-working and focused) · uk стара́нний (hard-working and focused) · lv centīgs (hard-working and focused) · cmn 勤勞 /勤劳 (hard-working and focused) · fi huolellinen (hard-working and focused) · mk работлив (hard-working and focused) · ky кунттуу (hard-working and focused) · de tüchtig (hard-working and focused) · fi tunnollinen (hard-working and focused) · de dienstbeflissen (hard-working and focused) · bg усъ́рден (hard-working and focused) · sh trudoljubiv (hard-working and focused) · cmn 刻苦 (hard-working and focused) · gl bulideiro (hard-working and focused) · be руплі́вы (hard-working and focused) · eo diligenta (hard-working and focused) · cy diwyd (hard-working and focused) · ug تىرىشچان (hard-working and focused) · az çalışqan (hard-working and focused) · ar مُجْتَهِد (hard-working and focused) · hi उद्योगी (hard-working and focused) · fr diligent (hard-working and focused) · be працаві́ты (hard-working and focused) · km ស្រវាស្រទេញ (hard-working and focused) · nl vlijtig (hard-working and focused) · sk pracovitý (hard-working and focused) · sv flitig (hard-working and focused) · mn хичээнгүй (hard-working and focused) · sh трудољубив (hard-working and focused) · tg меҳнатӣ (hard-working and focused) · cmn 耐勞 /耐劳 (hard-working and focused) · fo arbeiðssamur (hard-working and focused) · kk құнтты (hard-working and focused) · da ihærdig (hard-working and focused) · fa-ira کوشا (hard-working and focused) · nl toegewijd (hard-working and focused) · sk usilovný (hard-working and focused) · hi परिश्रमी (hard-working and focused) · uz tirishqoq (hard-working and focused) · th ขยัน (hard-working and focused) · ca diligent (hard-working and focused) · ba егәрле (hard-working and focused) · fo íðin (hard-working and focused) · fi reipas (hard-working and focused) · gl dilixente (hard-working and focused) · lv uzcītīgs (hard-working and focused) · la diligens (hard-working and focused) · ja 勤勉な (hard-working and focused) · ru усе́рдный (hard-working and focused) · la industrius (hard-working and focused) · bg трудолюби́в (hard-working and focused) · mi pukunanaiore (hard-working and focused) · ur مِحْنَتی (hard-working and focused) · nb flittig (hard-working and focused) · is iðinn (hard-working and focused) · sq i zellshëm (hard-working and focused) · de arbeitsam (hard-working and focused) · es diligente (hard-working and focused) · de fleißig (hard-working and focused) · ia diligente (hard-working and focused) · hy աշխատասեր (hard-working and focused) · la sēdulus (hard-working and focused) · nb arbeidsom (hard-working and focused) · fi ahkera (hard-working and focused) · ru приле́жный (hard-working and focused) · mk усрден (hard-working and focused) · ka ბეჯითი (hard-working and focused) · uk пи́льний (hard-working and focused) · vi siêng năng (hard-working and focused) · alt иштеҥкей (hard-working and focused) · tr çalışkan (hard-working and focused) · fo dúgligur (hard-working and focused) · ro harnic (hard-working and focused) · bg стара́телен (hard-working and focused)