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assiduous.

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈsɪdjuːəs/UK/əˈsɪd͡ʒuːəs/UK/əˈsɪd͡ʒu.əs/General-American
  1. Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

Where this word comes from

A learned borrowing from Latin assiduus, from assidere (“to sit down to”), from ad- (“to”) + sedere (“to sit”). Compare sedulous. Cognate (via assidere) to assess.

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