Transcription
-
- 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
Information block about the term
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”
Historical Comparancy
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.
industriousness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
Top questions with industriousness
- what does industriousness mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with i
- Words starting with in
- Words starting with ind
- Words starting with indu
- Words starting with indus
- Words starting with indust
- Words starting with industr
- Words starting with industri
- Words starting with industrio
- Words starting with industriou
- Words starting with industrious
- Words starting with industriousn
- Words starting with industriousne
- Words starting with industriousnes