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assiduousshowing great care and perseverance; diligent and hardworking

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: showing great care and perseverance; diligent and hardworking

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsɪdʒuəs/

Korean meaning: 매우 부지런하고 성실한, 근면한

Korean pronunciation: 어**시**듀어스

Example Sentences

  • The assiduous detective examined every clue with microscopic attention.
  • The assiduous ant worked all summer while the grasshopper partied.
  • My assiduous study habits finally paid off when I aced the SAT.

assiduous

ADJECTIVE

//əˈsɪdʒuəs//

showing great care and perseverance; diligent and hardworking

assiduous concept
💡 Concept

The assiduous student works late into the night researching

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assiduous rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Assiduous study of deciduous leaves makes her conspicuous!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsɪdʒuəs/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsɪdjuəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixad--
Rootsid
Suffix--uous

Origin

From Latin 'assiduus' meaning 'sitting close to' or 'constantly present.' The word literally comes from the idea of sitting down (ad-sidere) and staying put to work diligently.

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🎵Rhyme

conspicuousdeciduousvacuous
conspicuous
deciduous
vacuous

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📝Examples

The assiduous detective examined every clue with microscopic attention.

The assiduous ant worked all summer while the grasshopper partied.

My assiduous study habits finally paid off when I aced the SAT.

😄 Fun example

He was so assiduous about cleaning his room that his mother fainted from shock.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

diligentindustriousconscientiousmeticulouspersevering

Antonyms

lazynegligentcareless

Related

persistentdedicatedthoroughstudious