| ADJECTIVE | all | diligent, persevering | quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness |
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| all | diligent | characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks |
| Sounds | dih'lihjhahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness. | |
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| Example | "a diligent (or patient) worker" | |
| Synonym | persevering | |
| Broader | patient | enduring trying / trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance |
| Spanish | diligente, perseverante | |
| Catalan | diligent, perseverant | |
| Nouns | diligence, industry | persevering determination to perform a task |
| Meaning | Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks. | |
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| Narrower | assiduous, sedulous | marked by care and persistent effort |
| hardworking, industrious, tireless, untiring | Characterized by hard work and perseverance | |
| See also | busy | actively or fully engaged or occupied |
| careful | Exercising caution or showing care or attention | |
| Opposite | negligent | Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern |
| Spanish | diligente | |
| Catalan | diligent | |
| Nouns | diligence | persevering determination to perform a task |
| Adverbs | diligently | with diligence |
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