Rhymes with diligence
dil·i·gence
D d Two-syllable rhymes
- distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
Three-syllable rhymes
- brilliance — great brightness; radiance
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- diligent — constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
- discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- dissonance — inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony.
- fickle — Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.
- fisticuffs — a cuff or blow with the fist.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- immanence — remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- imminence — Also, imminency. the state or condition of being imminent or impending: the imminence of war.
- impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
- impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- incidence — the rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, especially of something unwanted: the high incidence of heart disease in men over 40.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- innocence — the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong.
- insolence — contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
- litigious — of or relating to litigation.
- militant — vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
- mischievous — maliciously or playfully annoying.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- persistence — the act or fact of persisting.
- relevance — the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
- skittish — apt to start or shy: a skittish horse.
- stimulus — something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: The approval of others is a potent stimulus.
- syllabus — an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.
- synthesis — the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
- vigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- villages — The, a city in central Oklahoma.
- villainous — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- vividness — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
- wickedness — the quality or state of being wicked.
- willingness — disposed or consenting; inclined: willing to go along.
- wistfulness — characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- ambivalence — the simultaneous existence of two opposed and conflicting attitudes, emotions, etc
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
- asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
- coincidence — A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
- diligently — industriously
- distinctiveness — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- duplicitous — marked or characterized by duplicity.
- felicitous — well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
- indigenous — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- leviticus — the third book of the Bible, containing laws relating to the priests and Levites and to the forms of Jewish ceremonial observance. Abbreviation: Lev.
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- omnipotence — the quality or state of being omnipotent.
- permissiveness — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
- perseverance — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
- polygamous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- polygynous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygyny.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- restrictive — tending or serving to restrict.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- saint nicholas — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- solicitous — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- ubiquitous — widespread
- vindictiveness — disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- angle of incidence — the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface at the point of incidence
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- unambiguous — not ambiguous, or unclear; distinct; unequivocal: The object of the experiment was to reach an unambiguous conclusion about climate change.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- australopithecus — an extinct genus of small-brained,large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago.
- conditioned stimulus — a stimulus to which an organism has learned to make a response by classical conditioning