ETYM Latin assiduitas: cf. French assiduite. Related to Assiduous.
1. The quality or state of being assiduous; diligence.
2. Persistent personal attention — usually used in plural.
3. Great diligence; SYN. assiduousness, concentration.
4. Persevering application to a pursuit.
5. Unremitting care.

1. Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation.
2. Persevering determination to perform a task; SYN. industriousness, industry.

Diligence, perseverance, persistence

ETYM Latin industria, cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. French industrie.
1. The organized action of making of goods and services for sale; SYN. manufacture, manufacturing.
2. The people engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise.
The extraction and conversion of raw materials, the manufacture of goods, and the provision of services. Industry can be either low technology, unspecialized, and labor-intensive, as in Third World countries, or highly automated, mechanized, and specialized, using advanced technology, as in the industrialized countries. Major trends in industrial activity 1960–90 were the growth of electronic, robotic, and microelectronic technologies, the expansion of the offshore oil industry, and the prominence of Japan and other Pacific-region countries in manufacturing and distributing electronics, computers, and motor vehicles. + prikaži više

Diligent study.

ETYM Old Eng. studie, Latin studium, akin to studere to study.
1. A state of deep mental absorption.
2. A room used for reading and writing and studying.
3. Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); SYN. work.
4. A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique.
5. Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play). + prikaži više