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- [as-i-doo-i-tee, -dyoo-]
- /ˌæs ɪˈdu ɪ ti, -ˈdyu-/
- /æsɪˈdjuːɪtɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [as-i-doo-i-tee, -dyoo-]
- /ˌæs ɪˈdu ɪ ti, -ˈdyu-/
Definitions of assiduity word
- noun assiduity constant and close application 3
- noun assiduity devoted attention 3
- noun assiduity the quality or condition of being assiduous; diligence 3
- noun assiduity constant personal attention 3
- noun plural assiduity constant or close application or effort; diligence; industry. 1
- noun plural assiduity assiduities, devoted or solicitous attentions. 1
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Origin of assiduity
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
From the Latin word assiduitās, dating back to 1595-1605. See assiduous, -ity
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Parts of speech for Assiduity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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assiduity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assiduity
noun assiduity
- attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- attention — If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
- industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- industriousness — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
Antonyms for assiduity
noun assiduity
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
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