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Webster 1913 Edition


Diligent

Dil′i-gent

,
Adj.
[F.
diligent
, L.
diligens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
diligere
,
dilectum
, to esteem highly, prefer;
di- = dis-
+
legere
to choose. See
Legend
.]
1.
Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
The judges shall make
diligent
inquisition.
Deut. xix. 18.
2.
Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
Seest thou a man
diligent
in his business? he shall stand before kings.
Prov. xxii. 29.
Syn. – Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering; attentive; industrious.

Webster 1828 Edition


Diligent

DILIGENT

,
Adj.
[L.]
1.
Steady in application to business; constant in effort or exertion to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduous; attentive; industrious; not idle or negligent; applied to persons.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings. Provers 22.
2.
Steadily applied; prosecuted with care and constant effort; careful; assiduous; as, make diligent search.
The judges shall make diligent inquisition. Judges 19.

Definition 2024


diligent

diligent

English

Adjective

diligent (comparative more diligent, superlative most diligent)

  1. Performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.
    Scientists are very diligent in their work.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:industrious

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External links

  • diligent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • diligent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Adjective

diligent m (feminine singular diligente, masculine plural diligents, feminine plural diligentes)

  1. diligent

Latin

Verb

dīligent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dīligō