Industrious

//ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Hard-working and persistent.

    "He was a very industrious student at school."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by hard work and perseverance wordnet
  2. 2
    working hard to promote an enterprise wordnet

Synonyms

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assiduousbusydiligenthardworkinglaboriousoperose

Example

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"Industrious people look down on laziness."

Etymology

From Middle French industrieux, from Late Latin industriosus (“diligent, active, industrious”), from Latin industria (“diligence, industry”); see industry.

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