assiduous
Use Assiduous in a sentence
u adjective
1.
constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
2.
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin assiduus, equivalent to assid(ēre) to sit near, beside, dwell close to (see assess) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
1530–40; < Latin assiduus, equivalent to assid(ēre) to sit near, beside, dwell close to (see assess) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; see -ous
Related forms
as·sid·u·ous·ly, adverb
as·sid·u·ous·ness, noun
un·as·sid·u·ous, adjective
un·as·sid·u·ous·ly, adverb
un·as·sid·u·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. continuous, tireless, persistent. 2. studious, diligent, sedulous.
1. continuous, tireless, persistent. 2. studious, diligent, sedulous.
Antonyms
1, 2. inconstant, lazy.
1, 2. inconstant, lazy.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | hard-working; persevering: an assiduous researcher |
| 2. | undertaken with perseverance and care: assiduous editing |
| [C16: from Latin assiduus sitting down to (something), from assidēre to sit beside, from sedēre to sit] | |
| as'siduously | |
| —adv | |
| as'siduousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
assiduous
1530s, from L. assiduus "busy, incessant, continual, constant," from assidere "to sit down to," thus "constantly occupied" at one's work; from ad "to" + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The word acquired a taint of "servility" in 18c.
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