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industriousness

in·dus·tri·ous
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duhs-tree-uh s]
    • /ɪnˈdʌs tri əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duhs-tree-uh s]
    • /ɪnˈdʌs tri əs/

Definitions of industriousness word

  • adjective industriousness working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person. 1
  • adjective industriousness Obsolete. skillful. 1
  • noun industriousness The quality of being industrious; diligence. 1
  • noun industriousness diligence, tendency to work hard 1

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Origin of industriousness

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French industrie “cleverness, skill,” from Old French industrie “contrivance, device,” from Latin industrius “diligent, assiduous”; equivalent to indo-, by-form of in-in-2 + -struus, noun derivative of struere “to arrange, devise, build”

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Parts of speech for Industriousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

industriousness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for industriousness

noun industriousness

  • earnestness — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
  • intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
  • assiduity — constant and close application
  • heedful — taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.
  • pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.

Antonyms for industriousness

noun industriousness

  • 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
  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.

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