industriousness
constant, energetic, or devoted effort; diligence: You probably won’t catch a beaver in action—they’re mostly nocturnal—but you can find evidence of their industriousness if you know what to look for.
the state or quality of being hardworking and diligent: This is a company where someone with good ideas, industriousness, and talent can be successful.
Origin of industriousness
1Other words from industriousness
- non·in·dus·tri·ous·ness, noun
- su·per·in·dus·tri·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby industriousness
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How to use industriousness in a sentence
It’s time to apply the same ingenuity, industriousness and attention to inventing a world where we can flourish without having to rely on burning fossil fuels.
Finally, he said, one of the church’s larger goals is for people who are struggling financially to learn self-reliance and industriousness, not dependency.
Utah Makes Welfare So Hard to Get, Some Feel They Must Join the LDS Church to Get Aid | by Eli Hager, photography by Kim Raff for ProPublica | December 2, 2021 | ProPublicaAfter the writing comes a new challenge, one of industriousness, perseverance, and charm.
Cousin Charley's seeming industriousness had reinstated him in Lin's good graces.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. FieldAs they came out from Rose Beacon, they told above thirty fisher-boats at sea, testifying the industriousness of this people.
A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. | Bulstrode Whitelocke
Curiosity had been too much for industriousness, and Osmond Orgreave had yielded himself to the general interest.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettThese were the Wakavirondo, a tribe noted for its industriousness.
Seven Legs Across the Seas | Samuel MurrayIt bustled about the big steamer with an industriousness that seemed almost frantic.
The Man From Brodney's | George Barr McCutcheon
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