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adjective
- 1. diligent and hard-working: "an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous"
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adjective. us / ɪnˈdʌs·tri·əs / Add to word list. regularly working very hard: Every employee is expected to be competent and industrious. (Definition of industrious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of INDUSTRIOUS is constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent. How to use industrious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Industrious.
Definitions of industrious. adjective. characterized by hard work and perseverance. synonyms: hardworking, tireless, untiring. diligent. characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks. adjective. working hard to promote an enterprise. synonyms: energetic, gumptious, up-and-coming. enterprising.
Industrious definition: working energetically and devotedly; hardworking; diligent. See examples of INDUSTRIOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs / uk / ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs / Add to word list. C2. An industrious person works hard: an industrious worker. She's extremely competent and industrious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Busy and active. abustle. be (as) busy as a bee idiom. be all go idiom. be at work idiom. be back in harness idiom. boot. floruit.
Define industrious. industrious synonyms, industrious pronunciation, industrious translation, English dictionary definition of industrious. adj. 1. Energetic in application to work or study. See Synonyms at diligent.
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. industriously (inˈdustriously) adverb. industriousness (inˈdustriousness) noun. industrious in American English. (ɪnˈdʌstriəs ) adjective. 1. Obsolete. skillful or clever. 2. characterized by earnest, steady effort; hardworking; diligent. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈbusy.
Definition of industrious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "INDUSTRIOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Characterized by earnest, steady effort; hardworking; diligent. Webster's New World. Hard-working and persistent; worksome. I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding. Wiktionary. Synonyms: up-and-coming. gumptious. energetic. hardworking. untiring. tireless. eager. dynamic. ambitious. painstaking. operose. laborious. zealous.
