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   industrious

   /ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. diligent and hard-working: "an industrious people striving to make their country prosperous"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘skilful, clever, ingenious’): from French industrieux or late Latin industriosus, from Latin industria ‘diligence’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. industriously adverb
   • 2. industriousness noun

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   Synonyms for INDUSTRIOUS: diligent, engaged, busy, employed, active, occupied, assiduous, working; Antonyms of INDUSTRIOUS: unemployed, idle, inactive, unoccupied, free, latent, sleepy, passive.

   • Some common synonyms of industrious are assiduous, busy, diligent, and sedulous. While all these words mean "actively engaged or occupied," industr...
   • In some situations, the words assiduous and industrious are roughly equivalent. However, assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. //...
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   • The words sedulous and industrious are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. /...

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   Synonyms and antonyms of industrious in English. industrious. adjective. These are words and phrases related to industrious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of industrious. Most employers treasure an industrious employee. Synonyms. hardworking. zealous. diligent. sedulous. assiduous. productive.

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   Industrious signifies zealously or habitually applying oneself to any work or business. Busy applies to an activity which may be temporary, industrious to a habit of life. We say a man is busy just now; that is, occupied at the moment with something that takes his full attention.

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   • The word 'industrious' is defined as 'steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim'. It also means 'not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle'. For example, 'he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker'.

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   • Q: Can you provide an example of the word industrious?\nHe was a quiet, gentle, and good person, organised and industrious. Q: Can you provide an example of the word 'industrious'?\nThey were the most enterprising as well as the most industrious of emigrants.

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