Industrious
/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Hard-working and persistent.
"He was a very industrious student at school."
Adjective
- 1 characterized by hard work and perseverance wordnet
- 2 working hard to promote an enterprise wordnet
Example
More examples"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.