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as·sid·u·ous
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əˈsɪdʒ
u
əs
/
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-
sij
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s
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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
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.
Antonyms
1, 2.
inconstant, lazy.
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World English Dictionary
assiduous
(əˈsɪdjʊəs)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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His staff has been
assiduous
at providing constituent services.
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assiduous
dedication to telling the truth in all its
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assiduous
voluntary fund-raiser.
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assiduous
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assiduous
.
I'm an
assiduous
reader of this magazine and I appreciate its contents and insights in economic matters.
You often have to be so
assiduous
that it becomes tiresome.
Others worry about his
assiduous
courtship of the news media.
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