Assiduous

Persistent; persevering; hard-working

adjective

Assiduous

Persistent; persevering; hard-working

adjective

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Imagine This

If you’re an office manager, don’t you like to hire an office assistant, who works very hard and diligently?

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Sounds Like

uh-SID-yoo-uhs

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Looks Like

sedulous

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Remember This

Assiduous is often used to describe sustained, careful effort rather than innate talent. It is closely related to 'diligent' and 'industrious' and is sometimes confused with 'insidious' due to similar spelling.

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Other Forms

assiduousnessnoun

assiduouslyadverb

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Connect With

diligent, industrious, sedulous, conscientious, persevering, assiduity

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Note

Use with people or their efforts (e.g., an assiduous student, assiduous work). Do not confuse with 'assiduity' (the noun form) which can refer to the quality of being assiduous.