assiduity

noun, plural as·si·du·i·ties.

constant or close application or effort; diligence; industry.

assiduities, devoted or solicitous attentions.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin assiduitās. See assiduous, -ity

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assiduity (ˌæsɪˈdjuːɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	constant and close application
2.	(often plural) devoted attention

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assiduity

c.1600, from L. assiduatem "continual presence," noun of quality from assiduus (see assiduous).

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